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Over the last year I've been working on some new prints that combine monotype printmaking with hand drawing.
These are largely inspired by Dartmoor and feature landscapes and trees.
I'm currently compiling an ever-growing list of ancient and notable trees that I would like to visit and draw. The Oak at Meavy,
The Oak at the Gates of the Dead and The Olive Tree of Vouves, Crete are just three I will be starting shortly.
'This Leafless World ' 3 and 4
47 x 41cm framed
Monotype and drawing
£215 each
M O N O T Y P E S & C O L L A G R A P H S
I am inspired greatly by natural landscapes, particularly ones that evoke an atmospheric sense of quiet, solitude and peace.
Light plays a strong part in creating these scenes, as does my love of trees, particularly from a winter landscape.
For monotypes, I work the ink onto the surface of the printing plate, building up individual layers, then adding a drawn element as the final layer. They are all original one-off prints. Collagraphs are made by selecting various tectures that I glue onto the printing plate. The ink is carefully blended and worked into the surface of the plate, then printed.
Multiple prints are able to be made as a varied edition.
Much of my work is printed onto beautiful lightweight Japanese papers.
Spirit of the Woods 2
29 x 29cm framed
Monotype and drawing
SOLD
River: Ancient Threads 1
Monotype
47 x 41cm unframed
£145
Granite and Water: Traces
Collagraph VE 1/10
36 x 33cm framed
£125
Caught in the Rain 4
Monotype
47 x 41cm framed
£195
Immersion #1
Monotype
Framed 47 x 41cm
SOLD
Silence Speak of Moor and Time #2
Monotype
47 x 41cm unframed
£145
Light and Half Light #1
47 x 41cm framed
£165
'This Leafless World' 1
Monotype
47 x 41cm framed
SOLD
'This Leafless World' 2
Monotype
47 x 41cm
£215
Spirit of the Woods 3
28 x 28cm
Monotype and drawing
£115
River: Ancient Threads 2
Monotype
47 x 41cm framed
£185
Granite and Water: Traces
Collagraph VE 4/10
19 x 14cm unframed
£85
I Hear it on the Wind 2
Monotype & Drawing
41 x 4 cm unframed
£145
Granite and Water AP1
Collagraph
33 x 36cm framed
£125
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The Weight of Absence #3
Monotype
33 x 42cm unframed
£85
Light and Half Light #2
47 x 41cm framed
£165
Spirit of the Woods 4
28 x 28cm
Monotype and drawing
£75 unframed
River: Ancient Threads 3
Monotype
47 x 41cm unframed
£145
Granite and Water: Traces
Collagraph VE 7/10
19 x 14cm unframed
£85
River: What Remains
Collagraph VE 3/4
47 x 41cm unframed
£145
Immersion #2
Monotype
Framed 47 x 41cm
£165
Dawn of the Wildfire #7
Monotype
34 x 31cm framed
£85
Winter Morning Light #4
47 x 41cm framed
£165
D R A W I N G S A N D D R Y P O I N T S
Beech at Maristow 2
Drawing 27 x 36cm
Graphite on Paper
£265 unframed
Beech at Maristow
Drawing 40 x 29cm
Graphite on Paper
£285 framed
I'm delighted that my ink drawing of the Lucombe Oak is the cover for Katharine Tower's latest book of poetry, titled 'Oak' published in November 2021.
During the first lockdown in 2020, I re-discovered local woods and was introduced to the magnificent 500+ year old Lucombe Oak. The value of walks in nature was highlighted and after frequent visits I began an ongoing series of drawings based on the beautiful trees in Widey Woods and Ham Woods Nature Reserve.
It's been wonderful to find a kindrid spirit in Katharine and our mutal love of trees combines her beautiful poetry and my drawing perfectly!
NEWS
I am truly saddened to hear that the Lucombe Oak in Widey Woods has fallen due to high winds (August 2024).
Estimated to be approximately 250-300 years old, this magnificent tree has been a much loved and notable specimen, with its tangled, twisting branches and great height.
As it was still live when it fell, it is hoped that it might regrow. At the very least it will still host hundreds of other living organisms as it slowly dies.
The Widey Oak, Widey Woods
Drawing 11 x 15cm
Ink on paper
£35 unframed
Lucombe Oak, Widey Woods
Drawing 29.7 x 42cm
Graphite on paper
£225 unframed
Bee
Drypoint 11.5 x 8.5cm
VE 5
SOLD OUT
Geranium
Drawing 14 x 14cm
Graphite on paper
SOLD
Swallows
Drypoint 10 x 10cm
Edition of 8
£15 mounted
£10 unmounted
Oak Tree, Ham Woods
Drawing 32 x 40cm
Graphite on Paper
£225 unframed
Sunlight through the Trees, Bellever
Drawing 21 x 25cm
Graphite on paper
£55 unframed
Starling
Drypoint 8.5 x 11.5cm
1/1
SOLD
Pebbles
Drawing 19 x 15cm
Graphite on paper
£40 framed
Red Kite
Drypoint 10 x 10cm
Edition of 4
£15 mounted
£10 unmounted
The Darley Oak
Drawing 18 x 19cm
Ink on paper
£35 unframed
Lucombe Oak, Widey Woods
Drawing 13 x 17cm
Ink on paper
SOLD
Blackbird at Dusk
Drypoint 11.5 x 8.5cm
VE 7
£10 unframed
Greenscombe Woods
Drawing 14 x 18.5cm
Ink on paper
£15 unframed
Wren
Drypoint 10 x 10cm
SOLD
A B O U T M E
Clare Rogers BA (Hons)
Drawing has always been an innate part of me. As a child, I was always observing and making marks, conjuring up images from my imagination, and later, reproducing a likeness of anything that caught my eye, especially natural objects.
Still-life and landscape drawing has developed into a lifelong passion, running alongside a recurrent compulsion for collecting botanical ephemera.
Originally training and working as a graphic designer but, after gaining a BA Hons in Fine Art in 2011, my focus turned to developing my art practice to include printmaking, drawing and handmade artist books.
Landscapes are a constant. The flow of open spaces, particularly moorland, lead the eye through form, texture and light. The scenery, punctuated by rocky tors, filigree trees, bendy hawthorns and lone conifers, offer contrasts between subtle, gentle mists and brooding, deep, atmospheric conditions.
The monotype process is a flexible one. Adding and removing ink and manipulating textures on the plate offers a painterly response and building up individual layers on each unique print generates unplanned outcomes. Recent use of Japanese Awagami papers has added an ethereal quality to some prints, with a greater focus on light and transparency.
A viewer’s sense of their own space within the landscape is important. Wandering through these vistas, the viewer can be drawn into ‘other places’, sensing the familiar, yet illusive nature of memory and belonging.
In recent years, my drawing practice has featured many trees from ancient woods which have become a natural addition to my monotypes. The contrast between more botanical drawings and the fluid, sketchy features of the trees in my monotypes has been an exciting development.
Over the last ten years I have exhibited nationally and internationally with both my printmaking and handmade artist books. I frequently enjoy exhibiting with the Dartmoor Collective, the Drawn to the Valley Artists Group in the Tamar Valley, and, in 2021 took part in the Awagami Mini Print Fair in Japan and at Ironbridge Fine Arts & Framing in 2022.
Clare Rogers CV
2024 Dartmoor Collective Annual Exhibition, Cafe Momus, Plymouth. Prints and drawings.
2024 Drawn to the Valley Open Studios, Plymouth. Prints, drawings, handmade artists books & cards.
2024 Drawn to the Valley Summer Exhibition, Butcher's Hall, Tavistock. Prints.
2024 England is a Forest Exhibition, Small Works Gallery, Sluice, Colchester. Drawing.
2024 Drawn to Print Exhibition, Plymouth. Prints, drawings, handmade artist books.
2023 Useful Drawings, The Big Draw. Drawing.
2023 Landulph Arts Festival, Cornwall. Prints.
2023 Ironbridge Fine Arts Open Exhibition, Ironbridge, Shropshire. Prints.
2023 Dartmoor Collective Annual Exhibition, Poltimore House, Exeter. Prints.
2023 Drawn to the Valley Open Studios Ocean Studios, Plymouth. Prints, drawings, hand-made artist books & cards.
2022 Dartmoor Collective 'Linear' Zine. Prints.
2022 Christmas Open Studio, Plymouth. Prints, drawings, demonstrations and cards.
2022 Drawn to the Valley Artist Group Exhibition, Cotehele, Cornwall. Prints and Drawings
2022 Dartmoor Collective Annual Exhibition, Poltimore House, Exeter. Prints
2022 Drawn to the Valley Artist Group Annual Exhibition, Tavistock. Prints and cards
2022 Drawn to the Valley Artist Group Print Exhibition, Ocean Studios, Plymouth. Prints and cards.
2022 Ironbridge Fine Arts & Framing, Shropshire. Prints
2021 Awagami Mini Print Exhibition, Tokushima, Japan. Prints.
2021 Drawn to the Valley Open Studios. Prints, drawings, hand-made artist books, demonstrations & cards.
2021 Drawn to the Valley Artist Group Annual Exhibition, Tavistock. Prints and cards.
2021 Resurgam Exhibition, Drawn to the Valley Artist Group. Prints and cards.
2021 Lockdown Love Online Exhibition, Drawn to the Valley Artist Group. Prints and cards.
2020 Dartmoor Collective 'A Worked Landscape' Zine. Photography.
2020 Drawn to the Valley Artist Group Annual Exhibition, Tavistock. Prints and cards.
2020 Drawn to the Valley Artist Group Exhibition. (Online). Prints
2020 Positivity Exhibition. The Printery, Plymouth. Prints
2020 Plymouth Art Exhibition. (Online). Prints
2019 Drawn to the Valley Artist Group Winter Exhibition. Tamar Valley Centre, Drakewalls. Prints
2019 Drawn to the Valley Open Studios. Prints, drawings, hand-made artist books, cards.
2019 Devon Artist Network Spring Exhibition. Harbour House, Kingsbridge. Prints
2019 Drawn to the Valley Spring Exhibition. Tamar Valley Centre, Drakewalls. Prints
2018 Autumnal Changes Exhibition. Harbour House Gallery, Kingsbridge. Prints.
2018 Devon Artist Network Spring Exhibition. Harbour House Gallery, Kingsbridge. Prints.
2017 Self Portrait Exhibition. Harbour House Gallery, Kingsbridge. Prints.
2017 Devon Artist Network Exhibition. The Clay Factory, Ivybridge. Prints.
2016 Transfer 3 Collaborative Exhibition. Devonport Live, Plymouth. Drawings.
2013 In Five Minutes. The Art House Co-op, Brooklyn Achives, NY. Drawings.
2013 The Gathering Collaborative Exhibition. The Pipe Gallery, Plymouth. Drawings and hand-made books.
2012 The Sketchbook Project. Brooklyn Art Library, NY. Sketchbook.
2012 From here you can almost see the sea. Solo Exhibition, Bank Street Arts, Sheffield. Drawings and hand-made books.
2012 Open Exhibition. Front Room Gallery, Plymouth. Drawings.
2011 First Class Hons Degree Fine Art. Plymouth University.
1986 HND Graphic Design. Plymouth College of Art.
F O U N D A R T
I enjoy observing objects, spaces, textures, colours and shapes. I take many photographs which I sometimes crop and occasionally manipulate.
These images often end up as inspiration for my printmaking and drawing.
