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P. John Burden - Artist
Painter - Printmaker - Illustrator
RR3 Hunter River, PEI, Canada, C0A 1N0
P. John Burden - Artist Painter - Printmaker - Illustrator RR3 Hunter River, PEI, Canada, C0A 1N0 |
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| Here are some very old prints of
mine, mostly done in the sixties when I was training under the amazing
Wilkie (Henry Wilkinson). They are mostly trial proofs and, although a little grubby, have withstood the trials of time. Recently I re-discovered them in a cardboard box. Had some nostalgia twinges about London where I knew great happiness, and great misery Being a professional artist means that most of my waking hours are spent drawing etc. (Yes Clarissa, I am happy). I hope to find some time to get back into traditional printmaking. |
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Done in the sixties, when at the City and Guilds. Fairly recently purchased at an estate sale and the owner kindly sent me a photo. (He also got a Michael Fell etching at same sale) - see "Michael's Page" |
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From a low res photo recently recieved from owner of original print. A picture of Kate when she was expecting her baby. The matrix was the metal (magnesium?) side of a commercial printing plate (called "Primag"?) The other side, which I think was what the newspapers used, was a plastic (polymer?). I used to find this stuff in the rubbish bins on Fleet Street - when newspapers were actually on Fleet Street. It used to fizz wildly in the nitrc acid, giving all sorts of effects; a veritable delight to the student printmaker (As Wilkie said, you get fed up doing things like printing from cabbage leaves etc.) |
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Line engraving on copper |
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I worked on this book with great Writer and Poet - Jeremy Gadd Line engraving on copper |
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Line engraving on copper |
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| "Milton Acorn" by ©P.
John Burden. This is a recent one, linocut (I used to be very stuffy about linocuts - silly me.) Sortoff mixed feelings about it so it is in effect a monoprint, 1/1 |
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| "Mick's Cafe" etching by
©P. John Burden. |
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| "Steel Workers" by ©P.
John Burden. Line engraving on copper |