Hard outside, soft inside (2024)Linocut by Mariann Johansen-Ellis

My ferocious Guard dog keeps rabitts as a Hobby, yep, he does, hard on the outside, soft on the inside!

a handprinted linocut reduction; this means that I have drawn the image on my piece of linoleum, I start by cutting away the areas I want to remain the cream colour of the paper, I then ink the lino up in the first color, when dry I cut away more lino to keep that color, and so on with all the colors, until the print is done, for wach color I take all 9 prints through the press and you can only print once per inking, a linocut reduction is labour intensive, but so fun. Once the print has dried, I add the small details in ink and sign, title and number each print. As linocuts are real hands on printmaking, printmakers are allowed to call their prints original prints, and linocuts are a great way to start an art collection.

I printed "My Ferocious Guard Dog"in a short edition of only 9 prints, each print is numbered and signed by me. Please note you might not receive the number in the photograph.

The linocut is printed on a piece of warm cram heavy printmaking paper, perfect for the image,
the paper measures 10" x 15" (26 x 38 cm)
and the actual images measures 8" x 12" (20 cm x 30 cm)

I ship my prints with a lot of experience in packing them so they arrive safely, see my over 1000 reviews.

Thanks for visiting, come back soon!
Mariann

Materials used:

linocut, blockprinting inks, printmaking paper, printmaking press, artists skill and imagination

Details:

• Linocut on Paper
• From a limited edition of 9
• Size: 25.4 x 38.1cm (unframed) / 20.32 x 30.48cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered on the front
• Style: Illustrative
• Subject: Animals and birds
• Hurry, only 1 left in stock

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