Michael: Sussex Arts Collective

I'm exhibiting at the Sussex Arts Collective "Noel" show, at the Hop Gallery in Lewes.



Friday 26 November to Wednesday 22 December.

Monday to Saturday 10.30 - 5, Sundays 11 - 5. Lewes late night shopping event: Thursday 2 December 6 - 8 pm.

Hop Gallery, Star Brewery, Castle Ditch Lane (off Fisher Street), Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 1YJ.

Michael: Lewes Artwave 2010

I'll be exhibiting at one of the Artist Open Houses, part of the Lewes Artwave Festival, starting next week.

Where: 19 Mill Road, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2RU.
When: August 28, 29, 30; September 4, 5, 11, 12: 12noon-5pm.

More information on the Artwave website.

Michael: Rotten Row, Lewes - final stage

Third and final stage.


Rotten Row, Lewes. Four stage reduction linocut, 10 x 10 cm.

Having found in other prints that a final layer in pure black can ruin the print, I mixed a dark colour from the colours that I had already used in the print: cobalt blue, scarlet and warm yellow, plus some ultramarine to make it really dark. The ultramarine also made the colour too transparent, so I added a bit of pure black to bring back the opacity. This gave a very dark, warm brown which harmonizes with the rest of the colours.

Michael: Rotten Row, Lewes - stage 2

Second stage: A red-to-dark-grey blend over the previous blue-to-light-grey blend.



I like the reflections in the window and the cobbles on the street that are starting to appear. One more layer of ink should be enough to complete this picture.

Michael: Rotten Row, Lewes

A new linocut starts. It's the house at the junction between the High Street and Rotten Row in Lewes, East Sussex.





Not much to see yet. The first layer is a blend from cobalt blue to grey (mixed from more cobalt blue, scarlet, and warm yellow, with lots of white).