Sumōkī #1 - Japanese inspired cat linocut Greyhound to study line and composition

to study line and composition

consisting of three blue tones building up to create light and shade

Perhaps the prettiest of the insects

I hope to do a series of sea creatures

and in this print I think I’ve achieved what I set out to do

Sumōkī #1 - Japanese inspired cat linocut Greyhound to study line and compositionThis is my handmade linoprint of the beautiful and slightly plump black cat, Sumk. Some cats seem to move like liquid, or indeed, smoke, and I wanted to capture this enigmatic feline as it moves around the house, playing, stretching, dozing It is printed on wonderful Japanese 90gsm Kitakata Select paper using the finest quality Caligo ink. Paper size is A4 to fit a frame 20cm x 30cm