I have recently been exploring the Peak District, sketching en plein aire then returning to my garage workshop to make plates and print.
Mam Tor: Great RIdge
Edition size 10 print size 39x13cms collagraph
We walked up mam Tor then along the great Ridge and I sat on a rock on Back Tor to water colour sketch this view
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Edition size 10 print size 39x13cms collagraph
We walked up mam Tor then along the great Ridge and I sat on a rock on Back Tor to water colour sketch this view
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Derwent Edge
Edition size 10 Print size 39x13 Collagraph
This was one of my first walks when we moved to Sheffield
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Edition size 10 Print size 39x13 Collagraph
This was one of my first walks when we moved to Sheffield
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Strines view: foxgloves
Edition size 10 Print size 6x17 collagraph
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Edition size 10 Print size 6x17 collagraph
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Cave Dale
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You can see Peveril castle which from this view looks as if it is nestling in the Dale - in fact it is quite proud when seen from Castleton
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x13 Collagraph
You can see Peveril castle which from this view looks as if it is nestling in the Dale - in fact it is quite proud when seen from Castleton
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Kinder Downfall
Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
It was not very windy so the waterfall was "behaving itself" I want to visit when it is vertical.
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
It was not very windy so the waterfall was "behaving itself" I want to visit when it is vertical.
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The Square: Castleton
Edition size 10 Print size 26x17cms Collagraph
This is a lovely square with an ENORMOUS lime tree which was catching the light as the sun went down behind the hill.
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17cms Collagraph
This is a lovely square with an ENORMOUS lime tree which was catching the light as the sun went down behind the hill.
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Hathersage : the outdoor pool and bowling green
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The outdoor swimming pool at Hathersage is famous and the bandstand is very pretty
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Edition size 10 Print size 39x13 Collagraph
The outdoor swimming pool at Hathersage is famous and the bandstand is very pretty
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Ladybower
Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
The bridge carries the road from Sheffield across Ladybower reservoir onwards up the infamous Snake Pass.
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
The bridge carries the road from Sheffield across Ladybower reservoir onwards up the infamous Snake Pass.
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The Old Nags Head Edale
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The start of the Pennine way commences at this pub.
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
The start of the Pennine way commences at this pub.
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Hook's Car: Stanage edge
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You can just see a climber belaying on the skyline
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
You can just see a climber belaying on the skyline
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A snowy Winnat's pass
Edition size 10 Print size 39x13 Collagraph
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Edition size 10 Print size 39x13 Collagraph
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Little Hucklow nestling in the snow
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The snow emphasises the field patterns
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Edition size 10 Print size 39x13 Collagraph
The snow emphasises the field patterns
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Abandoned Millstones
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This is a very textured plate. The abandoned millstones break my heart - hard work for nothing due to cheaper "cleaner" imports. Gritstone millstones coloured flour grey.
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
This is a very textured plate. The abandoned millstones break my heart - hard work for nothing due to cheaper "cleaner" imports. Gritstone millstones coloured flour grey.
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Autumn Padley Gorge
Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
Padley gorge is stunning in Autumn
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
Padley gorge is stunning in Autumn
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Crows wheeling: Higger Tor
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This is a heavily textured print as I have tried emphasise the nature of gritstone.
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Edition size 10 Print size 17x26 Collagraph
This is a heavily textured print as I have tried emphasise the nature of gritstone.
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Wintry Ladybower
Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
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Through the kissing rocks: Carl Wark
Edition size 10 Print size 17x26 cms Collagraph/watercolour
I have wanted to do this print for a while - it was very challenging and the coloured element is watercolour - I simply could not get the affect I wanted with printing inks. The affect of peeping through a hole of rock to a beautiful day on the hills.
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Edition size 10 Print size 17x26 cms Collagraph/watercolour
I have wanted to do this print for a while - it was very challenging and the coloured element is watercolour - I simply could not get the affect I wanted with printing inks. The affect of peeping through a hole of rock to a beautiful day on the hills.
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I can just see the dam
Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
The watercolour was painted on a misty winter day and ~i have tried to convey the mistiness. This is the view down Howden reservoir and you can just see the parapet of the dam
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
The watercolour was painted on a misty winter day and ~i have tried to convey the mistiness. This is the view down Howden reservoir and you can just see the parapet of the dam
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Slippery stones
Varied Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph/drypoint
This is the packhorse bridge at the top of the Derwent reservoirs - it was actually rebuilt from a lower location which was flooded. I used 2 plates to make this image. The Landscape is a collagraph and the trees drypoint - I printed the collagraph first and then the drypoint. It is a varied edition because 1/2 way through I wrecked the tree plate and I altered it the second time around - less trees - this is the less tree print. I made the watercolour when cycling around the reservoirs.
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Varied Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph/drypoint
This is the packhorse bridge at the top of the Derwent reservoirs - it was actually rebuilt from a lower location which was flooded. I used 2 plates to make this image. The Landscape is a collagraph and the trees drypoint - I printed the collagraph first and then the drypoint. It is a varied edition because 1/2 way through I wrecked the tree plate and I altered it the second time around - less trees - this is the less tree print. I made the watercolour when cycling around the reservoirs.
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Wintry Mam Tor
Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
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The heathers out on the Edale tors
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This is a bit of a cheek as I did the sketch when the heather was not blooming at the end of winter when it was black - I thought it would look better when it was blooming - so I printed it purple - artists can shapeshift!
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Edition size 10 Print size 39x13 Collagraph
This is a bit of a cheek as I did the sketch when the heather was not blooming at the end of winter when it was black - I thought it would look better when it was blooming - so I printed it purple - artists can shapeshift!
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Across the packhorse bridge to Carl Wark
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I love the packhorse bridges scattered around the peaks.
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Edition size 10 Print size 39x173 Collagraph
I love the packhorse bridges scattered around the peaks.
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Field barns in the White Peak
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I am fascinated by the field barns and the snowy weather really emphasised them
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Edition size 10 Print size 26x17 Collagraph
I am fascinated by the field barns and the snowy weather really emphasised them
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Alport Castles
Edition 10. Print size 39x13cms
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This print entailed 3 printmaking techniques - the landscape is a collagraph - the birds are 3 tiny drypoint plates which since I was printing in the garage with the door open blew away on a couple of occasions (windy day) and the sky was monoprint. Technically it is a varied edition as the sky was different on each print and the birds were also placed differently. However all my prints are technically varied. editions
The view is of Alport Castles in the Peak District - which has one of the largest land slides in the uk. It is a dramatic landscape. "The birds complete the skyline" Martin Simpson Sheffield singer songwriter.
Edition 10. Print size 39x13cms
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This print entailed 3 printmaking techniques - the landscape is a collagraph - the birds are 3 tiny drypoint plates which since I was printing in the garage with the door open blew away on a couple of occasions (windy day) and the sky was monoprint. Technically it is a varied edition as the sky was different on each print and the birds were also placed differently. However all my prints are technically varied. editions
The view is of Alport Castles in the Peak District - which has one of the largest land slides in the uk. It is a dramatic landscape. "The birds complete the skyline" Martin Simpson Sheffield singer songwriter.