Magpie II Hancock Gallery Prints conveying warmth and vitality

conveying warmth and vitality

Hand pulled on Japanese paper in her Brighton studio

incorporating a vintage wired telephone into the design

and offers numerous reproductions and archive photos alongside a detailed and insightful commentary

Magpie II Hancock Gallery Prints conveying warmth and vitalityMagpie II by Karl Martens is a lithograph on 356gsm ARCH watercolour paper, presenting a realistic depiction of a magpie. The focus is on the birds body and long tail, captured with delicate attention to form and movement. Through subtle light and dark contouring, the rounded shape of the magpie's body is carefully rendered, giving it a sense of volume and grace. While the overall palette is restrained, soft hints of green and pink emerge in the tail