I’m midway through a new series of monotype prints inspired by the Northumberland coast, exploring Bamburgh and Lindisfarne castles. This post shares the work in progress, showing how layered stencils, careful registration, and light-to-dark tonal planning shape skies, seascapes, and foreground plants. I reveal the decisions, adjustments, and discoveries that guide each stage, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how the prints evolve.

I’m excited to share a new series of Lindisfarne Castle monotypes, exploring a single composition in multiple ways. Inspired by the changing dawn light on Holy Island, Northumberland, each print captures subtle shifts in colour, reflection, and atmosphere. Through repetition and translucent layers of ink, I explore how one subject can reveal endless moods and moments, from still waters to shimmering sunlight on the sea.

Dunstanburgh Sunrise, image size 32 x 74 cm framed size 55 x 96cm NOW SOLD! Do you remember the lyrics " Sunset, sunrise, swiftly flow the days " from the Roger Whittaker song? We played the LP over and over when I was a girl. I understand the meaning now that my first born is off to university and my second is as tall as me and will soon be a man! More literally, I've just completed these two sunset/sunrise original monotypes and I'm working on two night sky ones. I find it