Homestead Amongst The Hills

Homestead Amongst The Hills is a new limited edition print based on my home town of Berkhamsted.

As with most people, the pandemic had led me to spend a large amount of time at home.  This was a rare opportunity so I decided to create a new piece of art using my usual style of mixed media collage based on where I live.

It turned out this was easier said than done.  I photographed the town during early morning runs and would then start to put together potential layouts and treatments over a number of months.  As I had an emotional attachment to Berkhamsted and knowing so many people in the town I became very conscious about what everyone would think of my perception of the town.  It was a balance between how abstract and how factual the piece needed to be.

The final version which you can see here was my tenth attempt! I wanted to capture key landmarks and features, the rolling hills and big skies of this  Homestead Amongst The Hills which is a literal translation of the name ‘Berkhamsted’.

There are two versions of the print available:

40cm x 50cm Giclée print with archival inks and hand screenprinted glaze (on the canal). Printed on Innova 315gsm smooth cotton paper.  Ltd Edition of 49. Embossed, numbered and signed. £99.

21cm x 30cm Giclée print with archival inks on Hahnemuhle Photorag paper.  Ltd Edition of 100. Stamped, numbered and signed by the artist.  £39.