Pauline Meade

Printmaker

Exhibiting

26th February - 21st April 2009

'Catching the Light'

'Waterlily' Pauline Meade

For this time of year, when the days are still short and often grey, I have selected some of my brightest and sunniest images from home and abroad, as a reminder that the light and colour will return and is still out there somewhere.  Whenever I go out walking, I always carry my watercolour sketch book, ready for the moment when the light is just right.  I try to carry that first impression in the sketch, through to the final image when printmaking.  I use oil based inks for their brightness and translucency, gradually building up layers of colour.  Inking and printing by hand means that no two prints are exactly alike and the process eventually destroys the printing block so that the small edition of prints is truly limited.