Happy to show you this finished new bird portrait! It’s a reduction linoleum print with 9 (!) colour layers. It’s the 8th of a series of bird portraits I’m working on. This one was definitely the most complex one so far and not only because of the number of layers. The portrait is inspired by the Bluethroat and I really love the colour palette of this beautiful bird. I do mix all colors myself and I have to make a lot of color tests to achieve these vibrancy and shades working well together. It’s a limited edition print run of 60 prints. I was aiming and hoping for a larger edition, but actually had quite some loss making this one due to the detailedness and testing colors. For each colour layer I did carve more linoleum away from one block. As a result, the linoleum block is reduced to almost nothing and not suitable anymore for reprinting. 

DETAILS

  • Printed on Strathmore paper, ‘natural white’, 184 lb.
  • Paper size 6 x 6 inch
  • Image 4.13 x 4.13 inch, with underneath the number, signature and year
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