Peter Freeth, Bodies

I have been taking part in the Relief Printing course with Richenda Court at Ochre on a Tuesday Evening. It has been really refreshing to learn some new skills and get instant results, but I have also found it a challenge working with lino because you have to commit to every mark you make, there is no way you can undo a mistake. I have been trying to continue my investigations into subtlety of layering and the quality of edges within this medium, which has pushed me to consider mark-making and composition that I have then been able to feedback into my screen printing. I will post some of the results later.

This is the print I have been working on since Christmas. Exposure times are very low, so it has taken me a while to get an image that has balance and contrast. It is larger than previous prints and that has added another challenge.

I have produced several of these prints in three different tones. This image is one of the darker tones.