In the 1980's and 1990's Lowick House Print Workshop in Cumbria, run by master printer John Sutcliffe, was one of only two open access print workshops in the north of England. On and off over a period of 15 years I would go down to Lowick and, with the assistance of John, who made himself available to help and advise at all hours, I would just work. There were old caravans to sleep in at night, though with winter temperatures sometimes below zero, printing in the workshop was often a more attractive option than sleeping in the caravan.
For the majority of my farming lithographs I would draw onto prepared zinc plates - with a separate drawing in black greasy crayons for each colour to be printed. Often these lithographs necessitated six or even eight colours and printing over the accumulation of colours and seeing the picture slowly come together was both thrilling but also extremely nerve wracking. Was I printing the right colour at the right strength . . . or was I messing up the whole edition?
Some of these lithographs are still available for sale. They will be mounted in Conservation (Larson Juhl) Solid Core Off White 2.2mm mounts with conservation backing board and all framing is with UV glass.
A smaller reproduction of this image, unsigned and uneditioned, is available. Go to ‘WORK’ and then to ‘Reproductions’ and on to ‘colour images - Landscape and Farming etc.’
An edition of 125 with 13 artist's proofs. Printed (in 9 colours), signed and numbered by the artist in 1985 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
Exhibited in the 1985 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.
An edition of 200 with 20 artist's proofs. Printed (in 7 colours), signed and numbered by the artist in 1988 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
An edition of 200 with 30 artist's proofs. Printed, signed and numbered in 5 colours in 1987 by the artist 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, signed and numbered by the artist in 8 colours in1985 at Lowick house Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
Highly Commended in the exhibition Tradition and Innovation in Printmaking Today, Yorkshire Contemporary Art Group 1985.
An edition of 200 with 20 artist's proofs. Printed, signed and numbered by the artist in 6 colours in 1989 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
This edition is sold out. A smaller reproduction of this image, unsigned and uneditioned, is 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. Commissioned by the Gulbenkian Foundation in 1984 and printed in 8 colours, signed and numbered in 1985 at Lowick House Print Workshop on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
This edition is sold out. A smaller reproduction of this image, unsigned and uneditioned, is available. Go to WORK and then to ‘Reproductions’ and on to ‘colour images - Lanscape and Farming etc.’
An edition of 200 with 20 artist's proofs. Printed in 7 colours, signed and numbered by the artist in 1989 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
This edition is sold out. A smaller reproduction of this image, unsigned and uneditioned, is available. Go to WORK and then to ‘Reproductions’ and on to ‘colour images - Landscape and Farming etc.’
An edition of 100 with 25 artist's proofs. Printed in 9 colours, signed and numbered by the artist in 1984 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
A smaller reproduction of this image, unsigned and uneditioned, is also available. Go to ‘Work’ and then to ‘Reproductions’ and on to ‘Colour images - Landscape and Farming etc.’
An edition of 150 with 15 artist's proofs. Printed in 6 colours, signed and numbered by the artist in 1989 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell, 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.
A smaller reproduction of this image is also available. Go to ‘WORK’ and then to ‘Reproductions’ and on to ‘colour images - Landscape and Farming etc.’
An edition of 200 with 20 artist's proofs. Printed in 6 colours, signed and numbered by the artist in 1992 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria, UK on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.