Winter Almanac linocut print

I was commissioned by the Margate Mercury to create a linocut illustration for their seasonal almanac feature. This is the Winter Almanac print which focuses on the meteor shower scheduled for early 2023 looking down the coast towards Margate town from the tidal pool. I've been meaning to make a print of the Brutalist stairs at Walpole Bay for a long time so incorporated those in the print as well as the Haeckels sea bathing machine (look closely!).

It's a two colour linocut print created using two linoleum blocks from a run of one hundred measuring approximately 50cm x 35 cm printed on Canaletto printmaking paper (160gsm) with Caligo oil-based ink. A small signature and edition number can be found underneath each print.

Each print may vary ever-so slightly as they are printed by hand. It's all part of the charm of linocut printmaking but see below for more details!

I'll be selling these in two tiers;

First tier - These will be the best prints from the run.

Second tier - These will have small printing issues for example looser registration, tiny ink marks in the border or lighter ink coverage in coloured sections BUT they will look good enough to frame and display and will still be part of the numbered series. The reason I do this is because I don't like unnecessary waste and often people tell me they like the aesthetic of a slightly wonky linocut print. If in doubt email me for specifics or photos.

PLEASE NOTE - this print did not photograph very well at all; it looks much better in the flesh (so-to-speak).