Large Gyotaku Sea Bass on Handmade Japanese paper

Large Gyotaku Sea Bass on Handmade Japanese paperThis bass was caught on a line by a local fisherman here in North Wales. It was caught on the Menai Stait. Bass are my favourite fish to print the definition you get on the scales is wonderful. This is a large print on hand made Japanese paper. I take the same fish and print it multiple times on the same sheet of paper. It takes a long time to make such a print. Each time an impression is made, the fish must be inked again and the paper placed very

and the simplicity of the composition all contribute to a piece that is both modern and timeless

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Interested in having it framed

Printing comes first and then there is Urauchi

I had to find a way of 'drying' it without breaking it

The black and gold palette enhances the texture and form of the leaves

That said I had the size very much in mind as I composed this series of works

This now gets left to dry for 24 hours and then it's dry and I can lift the flat print off the board

I brought back to my studio

Once this was done I then finished this print with some hand water colour painiting and then re mounted the work taking another 24 hours

Thanks for looking

face down on a board