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Making the Magpie Silver reduction linocut

Jul 243 min read

Making the Magpie Silver reduction linocut

One for sorrow Two for joy Three for a girl and Four for a boy Five for silver Six for gold Seven for a secret never told Eight's a...

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Jul 193 min read

Deluge

There have been no shortage of cold, stormy and rainy days this year, so I spent some time up on the mountainside where I had originally see

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'Swimming in Stars',a nightime otter print

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Mar 174 min read

'Swimming in Stars',a nightime otter print

I ended up fascinated by the poetic idea of an otter swimming in the reflected stars and Milky Way of the night sky.

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Apr 10, 20235 min read

Bluebell Wood Fox

Fox bluebells spring linocut print purple blue green bracken wildlife vulpes stitchwort bees forest

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Jan 23, 20232 min read

January Exhibitions

I've been lucky to have work in three exhibitions starting in January. I managed to get up to Conwy for the opening of the Royal Cambrian...

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Oct 1, 20223 min read

Hares and Meadow Cranesbill

This reduction linocut was inspired by a trip out in July this year while I was walking through some fields where the meadow cranesbill...

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

May 12, 20224 min read

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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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Mar 25, 20221 min read

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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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Mar 13, 20223 min read

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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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Jan 1, 20221 min read

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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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Jun 1, 20212 min read

'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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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Mar 6, 20211 min read

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...

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Images of four of my prints are now available as cards published by Art Angels.

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Feb 10, 20211 min read

Images of four of my prints are now available as cards published by Art Angels.

The Badger linocut print has recently been published by Art Angels as a part of their 'printmakers' range. That means there are now four...

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Jan 8, 20212 min read

Winter Fox

This design is the same size as my last fox print and is also set amongst the trees and bracken on Mynydd Llangatwg. The printing has...

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Dec 5, 20202 min read

Designing for reduction linocuts.

Why do I design my linocuts in blue? The main reason is, I just find it works for me! I'm sure others may have their own preferences. It...

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Left to right! 'Well hello Mr. Fox, what a nice surprise to see you!'

Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Nov 27, 20202 min read

Left to right! 'Well hello Mr. Fox, what a nice surprise to see you!'

I’ve put together a few sentences about how we read a painting or drawing from left to right. As a left-handed (keggy wifter) printmaker,...

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Oct 13, 20202 min read

Vulpecula

I've been working on and off on this linocut design for over two months. There is a patch of mountainside behind where I live that is...

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Jul 7, 20201 min read

Hedgehog reduction linocut

The garden could really do with at least one resident hedgehog. It would certainly not go hungry. The slugs and snails thrive and shelter...

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Jun 7, 20201 min read

Irises

The irises in the garden have been fantastic this yar. I've managed to complete two small paintings from them. Both are 24x30cm, oil on...

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Martin Truefitt-Baker, Art

Dec 11, 20191 min read

Autumn Bracken Badgers

Whahooosie! Finished at last. Several lessons learned, I had to 'patch a part of the last layer because I was rushing and cut away too...

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