by Douglas Johnson.
A handmade lino print of the Eden Project in Cornwall printed on Premium 200 GSM Paper with oil based inks giving super deep blacks and a crisp white. The block was made on site “plien air” during the filming of sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year 2021, made in 4 hours plain air at the Eden project. Douglas features in series 7 episode 1.
The print is majority, lino print with the background and clouds added by hand printing with a texture fabric and clouds with dip pen in the same method as Douglas used on the show. Each print is unique with variations in texture.
Print size: 20.5 x 31 cm.
Paper size: 29.7 x 42 cm.
Douglas Johnson is based in the Midlands and produces his prints, paintings and illustrations from his home studio. He is self-taught and has been making prints for around 5 years. Douglas finds inspiration from various sources. His work often features nature and architecture, and he really likes history and looking at old illustrations. He find influence is all sort of art and styles.