Inspiration: Greenwich View

Photo by Rick Smee

I have always loved the breath-taking architecture of Historic Greenwich and particularly the Old Royal Naval College, the grounds of which I walk or cycle through daily on the way to my studio.  To date it has been the source of inspiration for two of my artworks.

I also love seeing the majestic Naval College in its entirety from across the Thames and have spent a lot of time drawing it from both near and far, capturing details of all sizes in every iteration of my work.  My latest artwork, Layers of London: Greenwich View, features my favourite view of the building drawn from my very favourite spot, right in the centre of the Naval College grounds.  To capture this view, I have taken a leap into three dimensions, combining my hand printed artwork with paper-cutting techniques to create a brand new kind of three-dimensional screen-print.  

Each piece in this limited edition is constructed from three separate prints, with 11 layers of screen-printed colour printed separately by hand and carefully registered to match.  I then cut carefully around the prints before assembling them into a layered scene, casing it in an acid-free mount box, which is professionally framed.

Crowd fund

I launched this new artwork during the pandemic as part of a successful crowdfund campaign which was backed by my wonderful clients and friends and also the Mayor of London’s ‘Back to Business’ fund. The crowdfunder is now closed, but you can see more of the creative process in this video I made for the crowdfund.