Martin Truefitt-Baker
artwork

After missing for two years due to the pandemic, Crickhowell Open Studios returned this year. It took place over the long Jubilee bank...

I've seen kingfishers on the river Usk (south Wales). Sometimes even by the Crickhowell bridge but not that often. My experience of the...

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...

I had a very pleasant day yesterday working with students from Coleg Gwent, Cross Keys campus, near Newport. A big thank you to both...

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...

I've recently bought a Gunning etching/multi print press from Ironbridge Fine Arts and they have very kindly invited me to exhibit in...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A few photographs from the garden on a glorious bright October day.

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 -...

The samples of the newly published greetings card from 'Winter Fox' arrived yesterday. I'm really chuffed with them. The printing is...

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...

Introducing Myfanwy! My new Gunning no.3 press, with a specially made large top roller, from Ironbridge Fine Arts. I've been struggling...

A slightly varied edition. They are all the same tonal range. I think the image processing has made some lighter. The field where the...

Mokka supervising an early morning bit of linocutting outside. It's too warm to work inside! Messing around with a bit of timelapse to...

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...

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...

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...