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Hollowshore Creek
Sketch #44 / Book #2 (2022)
Sketched in my second notebook in the spring of 2022, the viewing point for this sketch is from the confluence between Oare and Faversham Creek, looking out to Whitstable and the more expansive Thames estuary.
Based on my black and white pen and ink drawing, I have added contrasting colours to capture the warm and cold points from a spring dusk pallet. The complementary colour scheme is designed to capture the temperature instead of simulating the visual representation. The saturation of the hues also amplifies the sensual experience to a degree; that's the idea anyway...art is subjective, right?
Originally Hollowshore was named 'Holy Shore' by a Viking King, according to The Shipwright's Arms at a 13th-century pub adjacent to my outlook; on the left features Testers Boatyard, which continues a tradition of classical wooden boat building.
The boat in the centre of the picture is a beached and decaying banked on her side, catching the sun from around the left corner of the boatyard. The pylon in the middle adds a playful double meaning as a vital piece of modern infrastructure and nods to the old boat masts of yesteryear.
Art Print Information
Specification:
- Format | Landscape
- Type | Giclée Print
- Paper | Hahnemuhle German Etching
- Edition | Open
- Weight | 310 gsm
- Drawing Dimensions | 259 mm x 190 mm
- Paper Width | 297 mm
- Paper Height | 210 mm
- Border | 10mm
- Colour | Full Colour
- Finish | Matt
- Artist Signature | Digital Signature
- Documentation | None
After extensive research and testing, I have selected the Hahnemuhle German Etching (310gsm) Fine Paper. A heavy-duty paper with a textured finish, a velvety matt surface, and a warm white hue — I believe it reproduces my drawings superbly.
Each giclee art print features the original drawing, which has undergone a meticulous process to capture the detail with the utmost accuracy paying close attention to the texture, details and ink work.
I have personally remastered each drawing digitally to remove the fold from my 2020 sketchbook to give you the best possible view of the original pen and ink drawing.
My original notebook (#1) was cartridge paper in portrait format resulting in the square format. Each page from this notebook had an array of faint grey dots removed carefully from the art print for a better view of the original drawing.
- Biodegradable
- Recyclable
- Plastic Free
- Sustainable Material
- Natural Inks
