Narrative Paintings

Blackcountry Art

About printmaking

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Paul Bloomer is a contemporary British artist living and working in the Shetland Islands.

If you like woodcuts and prints, have a look at my earlier Black Country print making.

Shetland prints

My Shetland prints and especially the woodcuts are generally of a celebratory nature exploring themes such as freedom, growth and rebirth and reflect my joy of rediscovering nature after a life of urban living.

I seem to have a natural affinity with woodcuts that is probably born out of my love of drawing, mark making and strong design.

The demands of cutting a block require imaginative mark making solutions to specific spatial problems. Cutting directly into a woodblock requires clarity of vision because a woodblock is unforgiving of mistakes.

The etched line has a magic all of its own and is impossible to replicate by any other means. It is akin to alchemy when surrounded by chemicals and paraphernalia the skilled etcher can turn a copper plate into visual gold. I learned to etch at the Royal Academy Schools by watching Norman Ackroyd do magic with Nitric Acid and metal.

Read more about my woodcuts and etchings.

All these works are for sale unless otherwise indicated.

Night Shepherd
1989 Woodcut. 61cm x 76cm Ref. 4006

North Light
2002 Coloured woodcut. 24" x 30" Ref. 2242

Towards Melby
1997 Etching. 10" x 12" Edition of 50 Ref. 2240

Simmer Dim
1997 Etching. 10" x 12" Edition of 50 Ref. 2238

Simmer Dim At Busta
1997 Etching. 10" x 12" Edition of 50 Ref. 2236

Sandness
1997 Etching. 10" x 12" Edition of 50 Ref. 2234

Melby
1997 Etching. 10" x 12" Edition of 50 Ref. 2230

We Saw Them Fly (detail)
2002 Detail. Ref. 2229

We Saw Them Fly
2002 Woodcut. 72" x 24" Edition of 20 Ref. 2228

Listen
2001 Woodcut. 30" x 24" Edition of 40 Ref. 2226

Gannets
2000 Woodcut. 48" x 36" Edition of 20 Ref. 2225

Flight (detail)
2000 Detail. Ref. 2223

Flight
2000 Woodcut. 36" x 48" Edition of 20 Ref. 2222

Fertile Island (detail)
2000 Detail. Ref. 2221

Fertile Island
2000 Woodcut. 48" x 72" Edition of 15 Ref. 2220

Swans Over Clousta
1999 Woodcut. 24" x 72" Edition of 15 Ref. 2216

Jonah
1999 Woodcut. 48" x 48" Edition of 15 Ref. 2214

Flight A Picture For Molly
1999 Woodcut. 30" x 24" Edition of 40 Ref. 2212

Curlews And Snipe
1999 Woodcut. 30" x 24" Edition of 40 Ref. 2210

Small Flight
1998 Woodcut. 5" x 8" Edition of 150 Ref. 2208

Long Tailed Ducks
1998 Woodcut. 20" x 30" Edition of 40 Ref. 2206

Fish Farm
1998 Woodcut. 30" x 24" Edition of 40 Ref. 2204

A Fleet Of Goosanders
1998 Woodcut. 20" x 30" Edition of 40 Ref. 2202

Noisy Bird
1997 Woodcut. 24" x 20" Edition of 40 Ref. 2200