THE PRINTS
All prints up to 24" wide are printed by me using an Epson Stylus PRO 7900 using UltraChrome long life inks on smooth white acid free paper having a weight of around 300 gsm. (For open edition prints, a lighter paper is used.) They are original in the sense that they are the only physical embodiment of the image; they are not merely reproductions of a separate art work. The tree and wood photos are in most cases, assembled digitally from several exposures, the purpose being to ensure that each visible twig or leaf is sharp. The inkjet printer produces as sharp an image at the edges of a print as at the centre (unlike an enlarging lens). The trees are deliberately separated from distracting backgrounds, and where necessary the foreground is washed away to leave the trees unencumbered by irrelevancies. The silhouettes of bare trees have most impact when printed with black ink, but can be supplied using a sepia ink if preferred. Variations like this and variations in size are all encompassed within the stated number in the edition of each title. The sharpness of twigs and leaves adds an immediacy to the image not apparent in a standard photograph or painting and not apprent on the computer screen.
The square semiabstract coloured prints concentrate on details of trees or other subjects, selected for their strong and interesting pattern; colours and textures of the trunks and the background are chosen according to my feeling at the moment of final decision. They make a bold statement in the home, office or public building.
The panoramas, in most case, offer a softer more traditional image.
The open edition prints (unlimited in the number available) are mostly single exposure images with conventional cropping. They are offered at a lower price than the limited edition prints. The Derivations offer colourful variations on a starter image.
Only unframed prints are offered at present, posted in a cardboard roll. In most cases, prints have a sufficient border so do not need a matt. (I prefer to avoid a "white" matt because of the impossibility of matching the "white" of the print and matt, and of their probable different rates of yellowing.) It is recommended that an impervious (e.g. plastic) sheet should be inserted between the print and an MDF backing to prevent acid from the latter contacting the print.
The sizes of prints being offered here are suitable for domestic purposes; larger prints are desirable for offices, restaurants, foyers etc., e.g. the square semiabstracts could be 47" square with or without a border (printed by others). Please contact me for availability and prices.
Solo exhibitions: Vaughan College. Leicester. Sept./ Oct. 2005.
Glenfield Hospital, Leicester. Apr./ May 2006
The Richard Attenborough Centre, Leicester. 03/02/07 to 05/03/07
Leicester City Gallery Upstairs gall. July 15-19 2008
Leicester New Walk Museum "Wall" May to July 2011
Group exhibitions:-
Waterstones. Nottingham. Jan./May. 2006
Nottingham Open exhibion 2006
Derby Open exhibition 2006
Prizewinner in Open Exhibition at The Leicester City Gallery Dec. 2006
Leicester City Gallery Open exhib.2007,8,9,10,11
Art House, Leicester. June 2010,11
Residency at Nature in Art 17to22nd Feb 2009
My prints have been purchased by Leicester University and many private buyers in the UK,also in France, USA and Hong Kong.