Homage 1

  • Chess Stress: This is a 10 x 7.6cm limited edition (50) hand print from a single block wood engraving. Classic medieval art and the original Isle of Lewis chessmen can be seen in the British Museum. Some original prints are still available for 20 pounds, mounted for 30 pound or framed for 40 pounds. Click here to see the full image.
  • Hugo Pictor E: This is a 28 x 22 cm limited edition (30) hand print from a single block  wood cut and hand coloured. This is a homage to the 11th century book illuminator Hugo Pictor and for me an experience of trying to cut such a detailed and complex image that originally would have been hand drawn. Now I understand why very elaborate initials were not continued long when printing was invented. I added a copy of his self portrait and one of me making the block. Click here for more detail and photos of the stages of making the block and print. Some original prints are still available for 30 pounds, mounted for 45 pound or framed for 60 pounds.Click here to see the full image.
  • Sorry Durer: This is a 10 x 15 cm limited edition (50) hand print from a single block wood cut. This is a copy of a detail from the lower right corner of Durer’s Virgin and Child crowned by angels 1518 print and even though my copy is about double the size of the original, I still had to struggle even though armed with modern tools and excellent lighting. Some original prints are still available for 20 pounds, mounted for 30 pounds or framed for 40 pounds.Click here to see the full image.