Oystercatcher at godrevy those bleach out colours of the last few weeks broke today with much needed heavy showers… I wonder if my palette will return to its normal darkness ;)

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Just for a moment back to ww1 carrier pigeons

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WHY magpie :)

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More magpies…they lend themselves so well to working with text …

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Magpie :)

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Swift’s over map, music and dress pattern collage … Today’s experiment whilst waiting for paint to dry …

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On the subject of lapwings and as today will be a painting day here is a little one I made a while ago …

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Not a great print (a bit patchy) but I like the way the line in the background is adding to the composition. . . . . . ……#linocut #printmaking #blockprinting #reliefprinting #lino #lapwings #cornwallart #cornwallwildlife #wildlifeart #birdart #birdartist #wildbird #artiststudio #inthestudio #art #illustration #collage #mixedmedia #wildlife #naturalworld #animaartist #mixedmedia #contemporaryprintmaking #wildlifeartist #humananimalrelationship

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With a little extra detail swift…lino print with collage and mixed media work in progress…

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Very excited to find this one printed on an old page from pride and prejudice …

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Feeling quite nostalgic to find these prints I no longer have the plates and thought all the prints were sold…I may put a couple in my shop later ….. . . . . ….#linocut #printmaking #blockprinting #reliefprinting #lino #crow #rook #cornwallart #cornwallwildlife #wildlifeart #birdart #birdartist #wildbird #artiststudio #inthestudio #art #illustration #collage #mixedmedia #wildlife #naturalworld #animaartist #mixedmedia #contemporaryprintmaking #wildlifeartist #humananimalrelationship

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And here they are begining to ‘materialise at the top of a long scream’ as Ted Hughes describes them :). . . . . . …..#linocut #printmaking #blockprinting #reliefprinting #lino #swifts #cornwallart #cornwallwildlife #wildlifeart #birdart #birdartist #wildbird #artiststudio #inthestudio #art #illustration #collage #mixedmedia #wildlife #naturalworld #animaartist #mixedmedia #contemporaryprintmaking #wildlifeartist #humananimalrelationship #tedhughes

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When I thought I had plenty of lino plates I remembered the Swift’s in Tavira and the Ted Hughes poem and needed to make more!

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More testing and playing with collage…:). . . . ….#linocut #printmaking #blockprinting #reliefprinting #lino #seabirds #cornwallart #cornwallwildlife #wildlifeart #birdart #birdartist #wildbird #artiststudio #inthestudio #art #illustration #collage #mixedmedia #wildlife #naturalworld #animaartist #mixedmedia #contemporaryprintmaking #wildlifeartist #humananimalrelationship

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Still playing with ideas mocking up my thoughts but I do like where this is taking me 😁 the text reads ‘its not too late’

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Playing with collage and background ideas #inthestudio #printmaking

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Test printing liking some of the plates very much 😁

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Now where were we?

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The lino flock so far……❤. . . . ..#linocut #printmaking #blockprinting reliefprinting #lino #seabirds #cornwallart #cornwallwildlife #wildlifeart #birdart #birdartist #wildbird #artiststudio #inthestudio #art #illustration #collage #mixedmedia #wildlife #naturalworld #animaartist #mixedmedia #contemporaryprintmaking #wildlifeartist #humananimalrelationship

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A few more oystercatchers… My little flock is growing daily ❤. . . . …#linocut #printmaking #blockprinting reliefprinting #lino #oystercatcher #seabird #cornwallart #cornwallwildlife #wildlifeart #birdart #birdartist #wildbird #artiststudio #inthestudio #art #illustration #collage #mixedmedia #wildlife #naturalworld #animaartist #mixedmedia #contemporaryprintmaking #wildlifeartist #humananimalrelationship

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The flock of gulls is growing :). . . . …#linocut #printmaking #blockprinting #reliefprinting #lino #herringgull #seabird #cornwallart #cornwallwildlife #wildlifeart #birdart #birdartist #wildbird #artiststudio #inthestudio #art #illustration #collage #mixedmedia #wildlife #naturalworld #animaartist #mixedmedia #contemporaryprintmaking #wildlifeartist #humananimalrelationship

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Carving gulls today …

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One of my cormorant test prints…I love the way they develop personality and in this case a bit of attitude all by themselves

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Oystercatcher test print… This is just the begining for these I intent to create some collage or abstract backgrounds for them…but also quite like the simplicity of black & white …

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Lapwings test print … . . . . .#linocut #printmaking #blockprinting #lino #peewit #lapwing #wildlifeartist #birdart #birdartist #wildbird

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Love this by #edwardbawden Maggie and the peacock from Aesop’s fables..

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More lino plates magpies this time … Loving carving these ❤. . . . . #linocut #printmaking #blockprinting #lino #magpie #magpiemonday

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A rare Sunday in my studio adjusting some lino plates before preparing backgrounds to print on quite poignant at the moment with the moorland fires where these beautiful creatures ground nest ❤

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