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Here is a pair of early lino-cuts with geological themes. These were done before I started studying Earth Science BSc at Swansea University, when I was first starting to get interested in geology. The first is a piece based on the Doodilmore River, or at least the geology around the Doodilmore River. By looking at the mixed bedrock and superficial geological map of the area, in northern Islay, the geology can be 'mapped' onto the landscape.
NB: This 'mapping' onto the landscape technique can now be done on the BGS Beta Viewer.
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Doodilmore looking towards Bholsa
through quartzite cliffs and raised beaches. |
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| Eas Lathan waterfall on the Doodilmore River. |
The inspiration for the piece was that the River Doodilmore as it approaches the sea, is bound by an igneous dyke. There is also a complex layering of bedrock looking back towards the central northern area of Islay, appearing as stripes on the landscape.
Above: left: the cut lino-block, right: the pulled print in black ink. The block is A3 in size. The final piece is coloured- while usually I colour lino-cuts in watercolour, this piece was coloured with coloured alcohol markers. This was to replicate the vivid colours seen on geological maps that make them so attractive.
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| The final piece. |
A key was also added at the bottom, to complete the piece.
The other piece was a commission of Wheal Coates, a tin mine near St Agnes, Cornwall. While I had never visited the site I had visited a number of similar mines along the same coast at Pendeen Watch.
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| Pendeen Watch. |
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| Pendeen Watch. |
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| The cut lino-block. |
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| The final coloured print. |
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