Gentle Pete
Gentle Pete reminds me of Michael Eavis. He has a twinkle in his eye. He’s wise.
This multi-layered silkscreen print is printed with Daler-Rowney water-based inks on 300gsm acid-free archival Somerset Velvet paper from St. Cuthbert’s Mill, Wells UK
Summary
· Medium: silkscreen print
· Layers: 10
· Paper: Somerset Velvet (300gsm)
· Frame size - H: 42.5cm W: 41.5cm
· Print edition size: 25
Gentle Pete reminds me of Michael Eavis. He has a twinkle in his eye. He’s wise.
This multi-layered silkscreen print is printed with Daler-Rowney water-based inks on 300gsm acid-free archival Somerset Velvet paper from St. Cuthbert’s Mill, Wells UK
Summary
· Medium: silkscreen print
· Layers: 10
· Paper: Somerset Velvet (300gsm)
· Frame size - H: 42.5cm W: 41.5cm
· Print edition size: 25
My series of imaginary portraits ‘Talking Heads’ utilises minimal lines and rich colours to communicate emotion through simple facial expressions.
Originally developed for my Instagram page idrawheads, and for a time considered for distribution as NFTs (non-fungible tokens), these playful characters return the viewer’s gaze, inviting a conversation and addressing the subject of double empathy.
This work is AVAILABLE EITHER ON PAPER OR mounted on plywood which has been hand-painted at its borders in the same acrylics as the print and then framed in a 3.3cm-deep wooden frame made by the artist and painted with several layers of Farrow & Ball - Pitch black No. 256 Estate Emulsion, creating a highly finished work which is ready to be hung
