Artwork description:

A linocut print of a rescue dog and a figure in brogues and tweed trousers, Cut Loose is a humorous yet heartfelt piece about stepping out into the fragrant air—both literally and metaphorically. Each week at work, we played a bonus ball lottery. When I won, I used the money to adopt Bruce, a rescue dog from St. Francis Animal Welfare in Fair Oak. After retiring from teaching, I created this print to celebrate moving on and to gift to my colleagues. The colours and textures reflect the mixed emotions of that time—excitement and uncertainty, freedom and farewell. Bruce, captured mid-step, symbolises both companion and guide, pointing the way forward. The work holds a bittersweet energy: the joy of new beginnings, tinged with the weight of letting go.

Paper Size: 29.7 x 21.0cm
Image size 21.0 x 15.0cm

Please note: This artwork is one of thirty limited edition linocut prints in three colours; mustard, teal and purple using the traditional printing on smooth recycled 140gsm acid free paper.

These unique prints are editioned as 1/30, 2/30, etc, titled and signed in pencil, protected with glassine tissue paper and sealed in a cellophane pocket with cardboard support. Carefully packed in a stiff cardboard box, insured and tracked.

Each print is hand printed using the traditional method of burnishing with a baren and has subtle variations in colour, tone and marks.

The print is not supplied in a frame.

Materials used:

Caligo Safewash relief printing inks, Recycled acid free paper, hessian backed linoleum.

Tags:

#portrait #purple #happy #animal #teal #dog #funny #handprinted #shoes #pop #linocut #hero #handmade #mustard #jade