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    Crickhowell Open Studios 2022 (the return!)
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Jun 6
    • 2 min

    Crickhowell Open Studios 2022 (the return!)

    After missing for two years due to the pandemic, Crickhowell Open Studios returned this year. It took place over the long Jubilee bank...
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    Kingfisher, evening rain.
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • May 12
    • 3 min

    Kingfisher, evening rain.

    I've seen kingfishers on the river Usk (south Wales). Sometimes even by the Crickhowell bridge but not that often. My experience of the...
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    Trees 'up the top'
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Mar 28
    • 2 min

    Trees 'up the top'

    I've been feeling a bit stuck in the studio lately. The winter hasn't been that bad but working on some commissions, a new linocut and...
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    Coleg Gwent
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Mar 25
    • 1 min

    Coleg Gwent

    I had a very pleasant day yesterday working with students from Coleg Gwent, Cross Keys campus, near Newport. A big thank you to both...
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    Winter Hillside Badgers
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Mar 13
    • 3 min

    Winter Hillside Badgers

    My latest reduction linocut is of two badgers up on the hillside in the winter on a crisp chilly day. The hawthorn trees up on the...
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    Spring Exhibition at Ironbridge Fine Arts
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Mar 3
    • 1 min

    Spring Exhibition at Ironbridge Fine Arts

    I've recently bought a Gunning etching/multi print press from Ironbridge Fine Arts and they have very kindly invited me to exhibit in...
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    Up Early
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Jan 12
    • 1 min

    Up Early

    Up and out early. Taking some photos/researching some ideas for the background of a couple of new prints. A crisp morning. The peril from...
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    Happy New Year!
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Jan 1
    • 1 min

    Happy New Year!

    When I design a linocut I often take the elements of the design, cut them up and rearrange them till I'm happy. It's only another step to...
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    An online article about my work
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Nov 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    An online article about my work

    A nice online article has been published about my work and how I make it. It is in the blog section of the Handprinted website. link...
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    Rocking Frosty Hare Card
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Nov 4, 2021
    • 1 min

    Rocking Frosty Hare Card

    I finished the Frosty Hare linocut print in the summer. Too late for any commercial publisher who might be interested to use the image as...
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    Early Autumn Colour
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    Early Autumn Colour

    A few photographs from the garden on a glorious bright October day.
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    Between Snow Showers is used as a Christmas card by the RHS!
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Oct 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Between Snow Showers is used as a Christmas card by the RHS!

    https://shop.rhs.org.uk/.../rhs-christmas-cards-owl-snow... Wooohooosie! It looks like the pack of 10 cards (5 of each) for the RHS -...
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    Winter Fox greetings card is published
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Sep 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Winter Fox greetings card is published

    The samples of the newly published greetings card from 'Winter Fox' arrived yesterday. I'm really chuffed with them. The printing is...
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    Art In Penallt 2021!
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Aug 31, 2021
    • 1 min

    Art In Penallt 2021!

    Yes! Art in Penallt has returned at last. I was very pleased to be asked to exhibit again. Once again it has been held at 'Humble by...
    87 views0 comments
    Oh Myfanwy!
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Aug 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    Oh Myfanwy!

    Introducing Myfanwy! My new Gunning no.3 press, with a specially made large top roller, from Ironbridge Fine Arts. I've been struggling...
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    Frosty Hare
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Aug 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Frosty Hare

    A slightly varied edition. They are all the same tonal range. I think the image processing has made some lighter. The field where the...
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    July in the garden
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 1 min

    July in the garden

    Mokka supervising an early morning bit of linocutting outside. It's too warm to work inside! Messing around with a bit of timelapse to...
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    'Golden Morning Hares'
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    'Golden Morning Hares'

    It has taken a long time to finish this print for one reason or another. From the first ideas and sketches it has been nearly three...
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    Winter Pinecone...another varied edition.
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Mar 12, 2021
    • 2 min

    Winter Pinecone...another varied edition.

    The process of reduction linocut printing is very unforgiving. Once a slither of lino is cut it is almost impossible to put it back. The...
    270 views0 comments
    Spring Swallows
    Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art
    • Mar 6, 2021
    • 1 min

    Spring Swallows

    This is one of two recent prints I’ve been working on over the past month or so. Hopefully the other one of a pinecone will be finished...
    255 views0 comments
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