To the West Ed. 3 of 6

To the West is a handcoloured linocut depicting two beautiful magpies and flowering gums against an imagined landscape of fields and a stylized skyscape at sunset.

Carved in a simplified style with gestural mark making and printed in a matt black ink. Watercolour washes contrast with the printed areas and fill the negative spaces giving a stained glass effect.

Printed in a variable edition of 6 each print is identical except for the colours used which vary from one piece to the next. This is number 3 in the edition.

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Nicola is a Perth based multi-award winning artist and owner of The Artists Nook a collaborative artists team providing public and community art projects throughout WA. She has a BA Honours in Fine Art Printmaking from Gray’s School of Art in Scotland.

Her art practice encompasses printmaking and painting with a focus on linocut and watercolour. Nature is a constant throughout her work with native flowers and birds as subjects and motifs.

Art Nouveau and stained glass work have been an enduring inspiration and are echoed throughout her pieces. Juxtaposing flat ink against textural and tonal watercolour washes create a tactility in her still life and botanical pieces.