'Snipe' is a signed, open edition, 3 colour linocut print on Fabriano paper by Joanna Martin.
"A long-billed, beautifully marked bird found in bogs and fields near where I live. When I carved this image I tried to convey the patterns and textures of feathers, when mixing my inks I wanted to illustrate the colours of bogland."
"In my making process I carve a design out of linoleum or Japanese vinyl, roll it up with ink and handprint it. I put a lot of time and thought into mixing my inks when printmaking. I apply the first colour to the lino, handprint it then cut away more of the image, mix up the second colour, apply, print and so on, building up layer upon layer. The result is a rich depth of colour."
These characterful iconic Australian birds appeared regularly on visits to Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens under the shadow of two other Australian icons - Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. The cockatoos brilliant white feathers are remarkable as they are non oily like most other birds. The background paper colour was used to capture this.
This is a high quality, limited edition Giclee print from a collection of John Short's most celebrated artworks. Reproduced on the most excellent archival 320gram Hahnemuhle paper using the highest quality, fade-resistant pigmented inks.
Dimensions: 80 × 70cmEdition: 50Artwork: Limited Edition Print
Hand-signed, blind embossed and editioned by John Short to validate and authenticate the print.
The size of the print is the printed image size and is unframed.
A full range of prints can be viewed by appointment at John Short's studio in Dalkey, Co. Dublin.
Giclee Fine Art Prints
(pronounced ‘gee-clay) are extremely high quality, archival grade digital prints that use an ultra-fine inkjet printing process to produce superb quality prints that last well over a lifetime. Giclee printing is widely regarded as one of the very best photographic and fine art printing methods and has become extremely popular with artists and photographers displaying their images in art galleries, museums and exhibitions.