Liz Hartley is an artist and printmaker creating original handmade prints inspired by natural landscapes - from the rolling hills and watery fenland near her studio to the mountains and islands of Scotland, where she recently completed a residency.
She works mainly in linocut, building up multiple layers of translucent ink to create her detailed images with a strong sense of perspective and light. Her practice starts with heading out into a landscape with sketchbook and camera. Back in the studio the sketch is transferred to a lino block, which is then carved away to create the image, before inking up and printing on the press in her studio. She loves printmaking, with its strange mixture of creativity and technical precision and the ability to play with colour.
Her prints have been described as speaking quietly yet with great depth; layer upon layer of translucent ink build images that hold the stillness of wild skies, the shimmer of water and the presence of watchful trees. Her work carries the spirit of places she knows well, the distinctive landscapes of North Essex, the watery reaches of the Fens and the wild edge of Scotland’s West coast,
Liz Hartley is an artist and printmaker creating original handmade prints inspired by natural landscapes - from the rolling hills and watery fenland near her studio to the mountains and islands of Scotland, where she recently completed a residency.
She works mainly in linocut, building up multiple layers of translucent ink to create her detailed images with a strong sense of perspective and light. Her practice starts with heading out into a landscape with sketchbook and camera. Back in the studio the sketch is transferred to a lino block, which is then carved away to create the image, before inking up and printing on the press in her studio. She loves printmaking, with its strange mixture of creativity and technical precision and the ability to play with colour.
Her prints have been described as speaking quietly yet with great depth; layer upon layer of translucent ink build images that hold the stillness of wild skies, the shimmer of water and the presence of watchful trees. Her work carries the spirit of places she knows well, the distinctive landscapes of North Essex, the watery reaches of the Fens and the wild edge of Scotland’s West coast,
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