Thursday 20th October

Some more reduction cut prints have been completed this week.

The group have also been getting their heads around multiple block printing. Some great results so far.

Alex has been experimenting with collagraph techniques and is already achieving some lovely examples.

Thursday 13th October

A few more reduction cut linos were finished today.

Compton Verney - Picasso on Paper

Picasso created over 2000 prints during his lifetime - he regarded printmaking as important as painting. Just starting at Compton Verney is an exhibition called Picasso on Paper which charts his creative process.

The exhibition goes on until December 11th 2016

Picasso's Reduction Cut Technique

This film made by the British Library explains Picasso's methods in detail.

Thursday 6th October

Finishing off our colour reduction lino cuts today. Some fantastic results.

Tess wasn't able to do lino cuts today because of a problem with her hand, so she worked on some more monotypes, which we tried out in week one.

Philipp Hennevogl

German printmaker, Philipp Hennevogl works mostly in single colour linocut prints. The intricate images show tangled, complex but everyday subjects.

John Ross and Clare Romano

This married couple have been working together since the 1950s and are particularly well known for their collagraph prints.

Reduction Cut Linos

After some initial experiments with simple black and grey reduction cuts, the group have started work on 3/4 colour prints.