Gill Tyson

Strange Place Believe Me
Photoplate and Screenprint: Airbrush and Charcoal on True Grain Film
5 Runs (3 Lithography, 2 Screenprint)
830mm x 800mm
2005

My work is mainly in lithography. I work directly on to the stone, without too much preliminary drawing, with one stone leading on to the next, interacting and responding to each layer of colour, rather than having a rigid preset idea of the final image.

As an experienced lithographer I can now enjoy employing a multitude of techniques in a medium which is fundamentally based on the antipathy of grease and water. Soap washes, manière noire, acid biting, blends, traditional tusche washes and crayon, can be exploited to achieve just what I want, sometimes combining them with screen printed layers and chine collé. Recently I have also been using plates in order to give me the freedom to work on a larger scale.

I am interested in the influence of man on seemingly natural and often remote environments. I have used landscapes as diverse as the Namib Desert and Orkney in my images.

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