Bumblebee (2024)Linocut
by Jennie Smallenbroek

This is an original handmade linocut print. Available in an edition of 40.
The first photo included is number 1/40 and is executed in the colours yellow, orange, grey, brown, green, blue and black.

The image size is 29 x 29 cm, on 200 grams acid-free watercolour paper of 35 x 50 cm. The print is supplied unframed and can be cropped to fit a frame.

I spent over two months designing and printing. A total of 54 hours.
Videos of the entire process of each layer can be seen on YouTube and on my website .

My inspiration comes from William Morris who I think made beautiful prints. It is an Art Nouveau style.
My studio is in a rural area, and I hear the sheep, horses and goats when I am painting.
I love animals and I like to paint them.

This is a varied print. Each print is hand made and may be slightly different. I may have used a roller a little differently or mixed a color a little differently.
It is a reduced lino print is that more lino is cut away for each layer of printing. Once I have completed a layer of printing and started cutting into the lino there is no going back and mistakes cannot be corrected or changes made, so a lot of care and planning is required. This image has 9 layers of cutting and printing. The video on YouTube shows how I peel the paper away from the lino after each of those 9 layers.

Materials used:

oil

Details:

• Linocut on Paper
• From a limited edition of 40
• Size: 29 x 29 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 29 x 29cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered certificate of authenticity
• Style: Unspecified
• Subject: Animals and birds

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