Paul Landacre on Engraving Wood

Paul Landacre is my wood-engraving hero. Even more so now that I’ve come across this article he wrote on the subject in the early 1940’s for a book called The Relief Print Woodcut Wood Engraving & Linoleum Cut.
For anyone interested in this subject you will be inspired by the following paragraphs!
Wood Engraving Technique by Paul [...]

Laid to Rest

I came across this wood engraving the other day, although it looks more like a woodcut. The artist is Felix Vallotton, a Swiss painter and printmaker from the last century. Given the wonderful results of the American election yesterday, this image is certainly an apt commentary on the outgoing administration.
The title Le Mauvais Pas is [...]

Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse, a very talented singer/songwriter and perhaps a bit of a train wreck. I’m fascinated by talented people who succumb to their own weaknesses.
Although there is something to be said for the “Go big or go home” theory when it comes to feeding your art.
I grabbed a sheet of old weather beaten plywood, sketched [...]