Thursday, March 26, 2009

Recent Work: "Freshly Picked"

I started my working year with a large illustrating job. This was to engrave nineteen illustrations for "Freshly Picked" by Jojo Tulloh. Many of the images were set in allotment gardens and so this was pleasant and sympathetic work for me

Here are the nineteen blocks. I will try to print a group of them together on the larger Albion to make an image the size of a small poster, possibly with some wood type text.




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Here are some proofs printed from the blocks:
I will be choosing some of the images to edition in the summer. I will announce them here when I add them to my main website. I have to confess that there is a lot of new work that needs to be added to it.

11 comments:

Annie B said...

Magnificent!

Tony Drehfal said...

Great (inspiring) photo.

Daniel L. Dew said...

I am always in awe of your work. Once again, you have out done yourself.

clive said...

That's great stuff, Andy! I look forward to seeing the completed project.

Sarah and Jon said...

Ooo wonderful! I love the ones with all the jars and bottles especially.

Bette Norcross Wappner -- said...

Amazing work as always!

Sharri said...

They all look good enough to pick and eat - gorgeous work, as always...

Lana Lambert said...

*Gasp!* Look how wonderful those turned out! Yay! That must have been a lot of fun to do! I love the cabbage!

Unknown said...

Very beautiful. If I may make one observation though. I think you 'overcut' the tones - espesially in the dark areas. As a result, the images loose a bit of clarity because the dark tones aren't dark enough. Less (cutting/texture), I woud say is more. The mid/dark to light tones are beautifully handled.
Your work reminds me a little of Richard Shirley Smith's, I'm sure you know his work.
Keep up the great work!!!

Andy English said...

Many thanks for your comments. Witold - you would have to see the originals - these terrible scans do not do them justice - also - these were cut for reproduction, rather than for art and I had to avoid large areas of dense black.

Anonymous said...

Hi Andy, You've been very busy I see; what lovely images!