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towing the line (2018) Print by Peter Long
24.77 x 32.38cm (unframed) / 13.97 x 16.51cm (actual image size)
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Artwork description
A barge comes under tow on the Grand Union canal. I worked this picture up from a photograph c.1950. That particular canal was quite familiar to me as a boy. Even back then Grand Union traffic had become a desultory business and the days of pleasure craft had hardly begun. It occurred to me that everyone needs a tow at some point in life. And it is surprising what weight may be moved for some small effort.
This print is a combination of two print techniques. The dark green is pulled from a relief matrix cut from rubber and the other colours are printed by stencil. I think the two methods work well together and I hope to pursue the idea further.
Materials used:
oil-based printing ink, Johannot paper
Details:
- Print on Paper
- From a limited edition of 4
- Size: 24.77 x 32.38cm (unframed) / 13.97 x 16.51cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Typographic
- Subject: Transportation and maps
Tags:
#canal#water#boat#stencil#letterpress#original print
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Artwork description
A barge comes under tow on the Grand Union canal. I worked this picture up from a photograph c.1950. That particular canal was quite familiar to me as a boy. Even back then Grand Union traffic had become a desultory business and the days of pleasure craft had hardly begun. It occurred to me that everyone needs a tow at some point in life. And it is surprising what weight may be moved for some small effort.
This print is a combination of two print techniques. The dark green is pulled from a relief matrix cut from rubber and the other colours are printed by stencil. I think the two methods work well together and I hope to pursue the idea further.
Materials used:
oil-based printing ink, Johannot paper
Details:
- Print on Paper
- From a limited edition of 4
- Size: 24.77 x 32.38cm (unframed) / 13.97 x 16.51cm (actual image size)
- Signed and numbered on the front
- Style: Typographic
- Subject: Transportation and maps
Tags:
#canal#water#boat#stencil#letterpress#original print
Peter Long
United Kingdom
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I keep a sketchbook in my pocket and draw what I come across. Sometimes I turn the drawing into a print. I developed a technique
that gives good ink transfer from... Read more