Mono Prints
Moon hares.
Oil based ink plate mono print onto Somerset satin.
Daisy Chain Mono Prints
Mono prints using plastic stencil shapes to layer colour.
St Thomas' Head mono prints
Layered mono prints inspired by the area near to me known as St Thomas' Head. An area of coastline affected by pollution as is so many others. The shapes and colours of these prints are a response to the natural shapes and colours of the area as well, in contrast, as some of the rubbish I found there.
St Thomas' Head mono prints
Details of St Thomas' Head Mono Prints.
The Decline Of The Seaside Pier
I was taking part in a small exhibition with the theme of 'Seaside'. With such a broad subject to consider, I didn't want to approach the obvious seaside angle of holidaymakers and ice creams. The work I produced for this exhibition includes a series of mono prints that are about the decline in the popularity of the British seaside pier. This is an issue close to the heart of many people within Weston-super-Mare, with the continued collapse and decline of Birnbeck pier. Built between 1864 and 1867 by the engineer Eugenius Birch, Birnbeck Pier is the only British seaside pier that links the mainland with an island. This iconic pier is on the National Piers Society list of 10 out of 55 piers left remaining in Great Britain in danger of collapse or demolition. With this in mind, I have created abstract versions of the British seaside pier using certain structural elements and layering them using colours and textures I associate with sea erosion causing the rust and decay. The soft layering of colours and shadows of structural parts represent echoes of time gone by. There is also a splash of gold within them to represent the more successful and prosperous times.
