Linocutting

Linocut is a relief printmaking technique like woodcut, where you remove areas of lino from a block with a gouge, and then roll ink onto the remaining raised parts before pressing the paper on top to create the print. Picasso and Escher were two famous exponents of the technique, which originated in Germany at the start of the 20th century.

I turned to linocut in 2013 under the name Black Prints, and since then I have produced the images for Sly Cooking as well as many canal scenes of Amsterdam and surrounding areas, where I live. These prints have proved very popular and I often receive personal commissions too.

If you’re curious about the day to day realities of making prints in my shed, you can “like” my Black Prints Facebook page. If you’d like to learn more about linocut techniques, the Linocut Friends Facebook group is an inspiring and supportive group with members of all abilities. And if you’d like to see more of my work, take a look at my Black Prints website.