Jane Mowat I have been fascinated by wood for many years, and its potential to tell a story. The knots, the pattern of the grain, and the shape of the tree guide my thoughts as I draw on the surface, looking for characters that might say something to us. There might be [...]
Gregory Moore I was introduced to printmaking whilst studying at Belfast Art College in the early 1980s and after a career in graphic design and teaching I was keen to start printing again. Over thirty years later I enrolled on a refresher etching course at The Glasgow Print Studio and shortly afterwards [...]
Moira McTague Working from her studio in rural North Yorkshire, etching mainly on copper plate, Moira is inspired by her connection to the land. Her prints often take the form of intimate insights into the larger landscape. Work is based on close observation and it is important for her to work from [...]
Alex McIntosh ‘I am an artist and a printmaker living and working in the North East of England. I studied printmaking during a degree in Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan university and during a MA, also in Fine Art, at UCLan (University of Central Lancashire).In my work I try to capture the essence [...]
Jo McChesney Jo McChesney specialised in print after graduating from Bath Academy of Art in 1985. She travelled to Japan to study Japanese woodblock printmaking, and combines her knowledge of traditional Japanese printing techniques with a distinctly western approach to image making. Seasonal change in the natural world is the source of [...]
Jenny McCabe Jenny McCabe is a printmaker based in Lancaster where she works and teaches at Ironpress printmaking studio. Jenny works with metal plate etchings and cuts out shapes from the plates by hand, layering up multiple elements to create one larger print. Her work always starts with drawing and an excitement [...]
Gail Mason Exuberant gestural painterly monotypes full of movement, weather, air and space. Sensitive colour is used to explore the emotional landscape through imagined and unseen places. Aiming to offer a sense of perspective, invite reflection and utilise the restorative and hopeful aspects of nature. Capitalising on the chance mark, and working [...]
Sarah Mander After completing a Masters' Degree in Printmaking at Wimbledon SOA Sarah co-founded Red Hot Press print workshop in Southampton in 2004. Sarah takes her inspiration from man-made objects and industrial and technological heritage. Her work can be abstract dealing with concepts of technology. It can also focus in on objects, [...]
Penny Hunt Penny is always drawn to water, painting directly by the side of waterfalls or on the shoreline inspired by texture and atmosphere. The roadside verges this year have also been a huge inspiration, wildlife corridors crossing the countryside and so important to our biodiversity. Back in the studio these are [...]
Joanna Bourne Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, living close to the Town Moor, parks and allotments which provide much of the inspiration for her prints. She is interested in the places where urban life and the natural world meet, glimpsed moments in time and the changing times of the year. Woodgrain forms [...]
