Woodland Pheasants

Rob Barnes

Woodland Pheasants
Limited Edition Linocut Print
Edition of 50
Image Size H 44cm x W 33cm
Sheet Size H 49cm x W 61cm
Sold Unframed mounted in Antique White mountboard
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Woodland Pheasants by Rob Barnes is a limited edition linocut print using a Key Block and a Reduction Block resulting in several layers of printing. This image was inspired when out in the snow on a crisp morning with sunlight coming through the trees. The white in the print is the paper without any ink, so keeping it clean is quite difficult. Rob produces work on a snow theme as it challenges the technical expertise needed. This is a slightly different image as he draws most inspiration from the East Anglian coast and landscape, much of which appears in his linocut prints. Many of these show his keen interest in the use of colour blends and graduations.

Rob Barnes studied painting and printmaking at Hull College of Art and London University in the early 1960s. He taught etching, screen-printing, linocut and related surface printmaking at Keswick Hall College in Norfolk. He later moved to the University of East Anglia where he continued teaching in the School of Education until 2006. He is based in South Norfolk.

He has exhibited regularly in London and many of his etchings and linocuts are in private collections, here and abroad. More recently he has returned to linocuts, enjoying the strong physical nature of this medium. His linocuts are inspired mainly by the landscape of East Anglia. Effects of light and colour, weather and atmosphere contribute to the final linocut. Recent work has been inspired by observing the changing fields and wildlife through the seasons. Coastal prints are inspired by Norfolk and Suffolk waterways.

Size: H:49 cm x W:61 cm