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Art on the road

Wishing everyone wonderful Sunday vibes, hopefully a chilled and relaxing day wherever you are.  We're currently sat at a little Agritourism site, not far from the sea, roughly midway between Rome and Naples. I love our time traveling around Europe (we're in a Motorhome) but I do miss my studio whilst we're away.  I pack an art box each time we travel but I always feel I've either packed the wrong items or missed something important.  Anyway, regardless of that I have managed to get started on some pieces from this trip.  For the first time, I packed some linocut tools and materials and I've already put them to good use.

This first piece (En Provence) is inspired by the tourist signs that line the French motorways.  All of the carving is done and I'm hoping to use perhaps 3 colours in the final prints BUT I only packed black printing ink.  I know why, I figured I could save space and leave any coloured prints to our return, of course I now wish I hadn't.  So, instead, I had a play with the print digitally to give me some ideas of how I might progress the print back at home.  I have to say that I love some of these and I might choose to use these digital versions as greetings cards or even as posters.

I love the white version of the clouds but the black dark and moody appeals to me too.  I need to do a little more digital experimenting I think but that way I will limit the relief printing ink that would otherwise be used in this phase.

Do you have a favourite colour combo or perhaps one to suggest?  Please feel free to get in touch if you do. 

I enjoyed creating this linocut, I found the rhythm of carving the block (sat inside in the rain) really quite therapeutic.  So much so that I'm already onto my 2nd (see top photo). Only at the design stage right at this moment but I don't think it will be long before the tools are out.

Thanks for visiting, please drop by again soon.

Wendy



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Thank you for getting in touch, it is appreciated Wendy x

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