ANN LEWIS RCA

Linocut Printmaker

ann@annlewis.co.uk

07772 653487

Welcome/Croeso

My work is varied in style, medium and scale. I draw, I paint and work in mixed-media but my passion is for linocutting. I enjoy the physical process of cutting and carving the lino with freshly honed tools and I find the variety of styles and marks I can achieve with such simple materials endlessly surprising and satisfying. You can read more about me and my work here.

NEWS SNIPPETS - 23/09/23

A quick September update before it becomes October.

In the studio, I've prepared a 'demo' block for my next teaching day at Bodnant Art Studios on the 30th and proofing is imminent. Our theme this time is Bodnant - Water and Stone.

Artwave in Lewes and the surrounding villages has ended but the linocut of Lewes Castle which I created for the event is still available from Edwards and Todd lovely shop on Lewes High Street.

The bold red and orange colours of 'Heatwave, Conwy', which I had showing at The Royal Cambrian Academy Annual Summer Exhibition, caught the attention of a few people and three of the edition of ten were sold.

I've produced a third 'square' card, to make up a trio of black and white Anglesey landscapes. The new one is of Puffin island. Its available on the greetings cards page, either as a solo card or in a pack of three, along with 'Ynys Llanddwyn' and 'Cwyfan, the little church in the sea'.

You can follow progress of my current work and keep in touch on social media too

Reduction linocutting is one of the most complex and intriguing forms of relief printmaking - it requires having to work with a reversed sketch or drawing, being able to envisage multiple layers of tone and colour, all whilst working toward a final image which exists only in my head.

The reduction process involves using a single block of lino which is progressively cut away for each layer of colour. As the block is essentially destroyed during the process, a reduction print can never be reprinted, making it (and guaranteeing) a truly limited edition.