New Linocut- Exodus

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Gail Brodholt

A truly terrible photo of my new linocut, Exodus, depicting platform 8 at Kings Cross train station. Measuring 70cms x 40 cms, it is the biggest size my old Albion Press can print.
The bed size is double crown – not sure what that means exactly -but I do wonder if I could customize it to print a longer block, by taking the tympan off and having a longer support extending out to the side, to carry the extra length of lino and paper.
Once I have printed one end, I could turn the whole thing around and feed it through so the other end get printed too .
Mind you, I’m not sure there’s much of a market for two metre long linocuts…..

The latest Soho linocut…

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Gail Brodholt

Here is the print that I started back in November, now called Soho Snow, and strangely topical at the moment….

New Print in Progress

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Gail Brodholt

I’m just getting started on a new linocut today. It’s of one of my favourite parts of Soho.
Walkers Court is a narrow alley connecting Berwick Street Market with Brewer Street and it’s lined with the sort of seedy establishments you’d expect in that neighbourhood, with Raymonds Revue Bar at one end and a ‘book’ shop at the other….
This will be the third time I’ve used Walkers Court in a print. Here is one from a couple of years ago, called Soho Sunrise, looking through the alley from the Brewer Street end.

New print – City of Gold

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Gail Brodholt

I showed a picture of a block I was working on back on August 24th – well, here is the finished print at last.
It is another view of London Bridge station and was a bit of a labour of love as it’s the biggest print I can produce on my press, coming in at 70cms x 40cms.
It will also be on show at the Affordable Art Fair priced at £250 unframed and £340 framed.
It’s called City of Gold, the idea being that London’s streets are paved with gold and as the print has lots of golden yellow in it, well….
I know, I surprise myself sometimes too.

RE Summer Exhibition

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Gail Brodholt

On Now!
Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers Summer Exhibition
Thu 20-Aug-2009 to Sun 6-Sep-2009The exhibition is on at Bankside Gallery – 48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9H. Further details at www.banksidegallery.com.
See my print London Calling there…

Royal Academy Summer Show

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Gail Brodholt

This is my new print, Metroland. It is currently in the Royal Academy Summer show and has done very well – sold out after only three days!
Come and see it in London. It is showing until August. You can also buy the postcard in the Royal Academy gift shop.

I am currently starting a new print on similar lines. I will keep you posted.

New print

Posted on April 10, 2009 by Gail Brodholt

March – part of my Diary of a Londoner series- flying kites on Blackheath.

Featured Artist show

Posted on March 1, 2009 by Gail Brodholt

I have a solo show at Greenwich Printmakers Gallery (1a Greenwich Market, London SE10, tel 0208 858 1569) from Tuesday 3rd March to Sunday 15th March, featuring quite a bit of new work. All welcome.
This print is called Westbound on the Piccadilly Line.

Windmill Theatre

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Gail Brodholt

Here is the finished print. It’s called We Never Close, as it features the Windmill Theatre in London’s Soho – that was their famous slogan during the Blitz in the Second World War.

New work

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Gail Brodholt

I’m currently hard at work on a new print featuring a street scene with the Windmill Theatre in the centre. I’m trying out a slightly different and more interesting perspective on this one. I’ll post some drawings as soon as I can.

Gail Brodholt

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