In the 1980's when I made the colour 'Farming' lithographs I believed that the inks were lightfast. Over time some of the inks are proving to be fugitive and, after a lot of exposure to light, some colours are fading. I recommend that you do as I now do and frame all my colour lithographs from that period with UV glass. This is more expensive than ordinary picture glass but it will keep out almost all ultra violet light and should resolve the problem.
This edition is sold out. A smaller reproduction of this image, unsigned and uneditioned, is now available. Go to ‘WORK’ and then to ‘Reproductions’ and on to ‘colour images - Landscape and Farming etc.’
An edition of 100 with 10 artist's proofs. Printed in black with hand drawing in red, signed and numbered by the artist in 1986 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
An edition of 200 with 20 artist's proofs. Printed in 9 colours, signed and numbered by the artist in 1987 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
This edition of lithographs was commissioned in 1985 by Copeland District Council, Cumbria.
An edition of 200 with 20 artist's proofs. Printed in 8 colours, signed and numbered by the artist in 1990 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
The figure in Brother Sun is a drawing of Jarrod, a farmer in the village where I live. He features in a lot of the pictures I made at the time. I followed him a great deal when he was at work, mainly because of the way he carried himself - he always looked so interesting.