printmaking

Lino cut of a friend's initial.

A practice run of a tiny lino cut I've just made. It's about the size of a 2 pence piece. I'm playing around with colours.

Mini lino print based on the folklore of Margaret Read.

I created a bunch of logos for the art club I am a member of. I made a lino cut, printed it a few times and then digitally edited some of the prints.

Alternate version of lino print on black card.

Lino print. I added some silver dust to grey paint. I also made a version on black card, with white paint and silver dust.

Grabado: Monocopia y chine collé

A lino print that I made early art therapy. This was my second lino cut, after my practice cut, and the third I've done in my life. There are mistakes but I'm.still super happy with the outcome.

Monotype printmaking for my New Year's card with rabbits.

Linocut from my previous post

That was a wild night with loud techno sound at a workspace. I heard this track and painted and printed this linocut with the music.

I'm not sure if this falls into a "doodle" but I did draw it on the block and then cut it...

linocut print

Just a Linocut from a moon and cloud scene.

An abstract interpretation of fire. Linocut.

It is for my New Year card.

when life as we know it comes to a end we find comfort and safety in out fellow humans

An etching from my university fine art days.

Happy Mad Mickey Print by Barrie J Davies 2021 - unframed Silkscreen print on paper (hand finished) edition of 1/1 - A2 size 42cm x 59.4cm.

Starring Lesley Gore: You don't own me (1963). Let me tell you a story about women struggling to build careers in "man areas" as if building a house of cards. About a 17-year old girl singing a feminist anthem written by men in the 60s music industry dominated by men. About a young female journalist called Gloria who was supposed to write in "Womens' pages" only. About the same woman shouting out to the pink hats in 2017 as she already did to women in the 70s. Tricolor linoprint using one lino plate. December, 2020.

Starring Richard O'Brian: Science Fiction Double Feature (1975). Let me tell you a story about watching classic science fiction movies in the cinema. About sitting in the backrow. About the day the earth stood still. About what went wrong for Faye Wraye and King Kong. Tricolor linoprint using one linoplate. November, 2020.

Starring The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations (1967). Featuring Joy Division's Unknown Pleasures (1979). Let me tell you a story about a tragic genius ahead of his time. About a songwriter who wrote his songs on a piano situated in a sand box. About a musician combining a variety of tapes to create this carefree beach sound. About a man who was afraid of the audience and who broke down under the pressure. Tricolor linoprint using one lino plate. June, 2020.

Starring Joy Division: Radio, Live Transmission (1979). Let me tell you a story about dancing to the radio to escape the day. About the feeling that "no language, just sound, that's all we need know, to synchronise". About media enriching your life. About media invading your life. Tricolor linoprint using one lino plate. July, 2020.

Starring MGMT: Weekend Wars (2007). Let me tell you a story about reading about wars and craving for a future in peace. About the Beatles singing about a revolution to change the world. About people being too occupied with their own lives to "paint or write or try to make a change". Tricolor linoprint using one lino plate. August, 2020.