I draw, I sketch and produce mixed-media collages but my absolute passion is for linocutting, and it has been since the mid 1990's. 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 always challenging but endlessly surprising and satisfying. You can read more about me and my work here.
NEWS SNIPPETS - May 2026
I'm now settled into my new home in the Vale of Clwyd and currently waiting for my studio in the garden to be completed..
The enforced wait for a large space to work (it'll be fantastic when it's ready) has meant that my linocuts so far this year are 'kitchen table' productions, so on a much smaller scale than my usual work. Moving to a more urban location has however meant lots of new material for linocuts and I'm also surrounded by a very different landscape.
Denbigh has over 200 historic buildings, some of which I'm capturing in a new set of linocuts called 'The Denbigh Series'. The first two are complete and will be available on the website soon.
In other news, I'm teaching at Bodnant Art School's new Rhos-on-Sea venue next month - a mixed media (linocut and collage/chine colle) workshop titled 'Beside the seaside, beside the sea'. Bookings are made directly through Paul or Kate at studio@bodnantart.com
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 or re-editioned, guaranteeing a genuinely limited edition.
