Posts tagged: Aquatint

Phil Greenwood
White Sky (1977)
Etching and Aquatint

Greenwoods’ vast body of printmaking focuses on landscapes, depicting lakes, parkland, woodland and coasts. Though they might appear to be familiar scenes, they are mostly recalled from memory – amalgamating elements and ideas from a variety of places. Often only a few colours of ink (sometimes only two or three) and plates are used, expertly combined in layers to create a range of tonal qualities. The resulting images have an atmospheric and dream-like quality, often capturing qualities of light and shadow and times of transition such as dawn, dusk, or a change in weather.

Greenwood was born in North Wales, studied at Harrow and Hornsey College of Art in London, and eventually settled in Kent. He became a full-time artist in 1971, pursuing both commercial and fine art practices, with works in public and private collections including the Arts Council and British Council.

Derek Wilkinson
Winter Reflection – Rydal (circa 1960-1970)
Photoetch and Aquatint

Halifax-born Derek Wilkinson (1929-2001) was an artist and teacher, working in painting, drawing and printmaking. His work largely captured rural and urban landscapes across the North, from Greater Manchester, to the Pennines, to the Lakes; using muted colour palettes and careful compositions. This work captures a winter’s day at Rydal, in Cumbria.

Wilkinson studied at Blackpool School of Art (1946-50), at Manchester’s Regional College of Art (1951-53); and taught at Stockport College from 1958. He has exhibited widely across the North as well as in London, and has works held in the collections of Manchester Art Gallery, Salford Museum & Art Gallery, and Stockport Heritage Services.