about John Bulmer

Hello !

I make relief prints, take photographs and teach adult FE groups. I trained in Fine Art (painting & printmaking). I have taught and had management roles in schools, sixth-form and FE colleges. I am also currently employed, by a major examination board, to monitor and moderate art & design courses.

The aim of this site is to display the range of my artwork. I will try to add images on a regular basis so keep coming back! One of my targets is to clear some of my print store. The work will look more impressive on your wall than in my plan chests!

You can purchase work by using the Message Form to send a private enquiry.  I will confirm what’s available and give you info. about the edition (sometimes there may be alternate versions etc).

Finally – viewing art online is no substitute for seeing and handling the originals. If you don’t like your print when you receive it, get in touch and you can return it.

A brief explanation about my limited edition Print Techniques

Etching

My etchings are made by putting a wax ground on a zinc plate. Marks are drawn through the wax exposing the metal, which is then etched in nitric acid. Most plates progress through a series of ‘bitings’ and proofs before reaching the final state. The plate is then inked and wiped by hand, printed on good quality acid free paper using a cylinder press. Printing plates have a limited life, so I only produce very small editions – preserving their rarity and value!

Collagraph

A collagraph print differs from an etching because the plate is ‘built up’ as opposed to being ‘bitten away’ by acid. I make my collagraph plates using secret mixtures of card, mdf, glue, found objects, carborundum powders etc. The final printing process is similar to etching, but the plate is usually inked intaglio (wiping ink into the crevices) combined with additional colours rolled on the surface.

Some of my prints combine both collagraph and etching plates and techniques.

Photographs

Photographic images are printed onto a variety of specialist papers (e.g. Ilford Galerie, Somerset Enhanced) and printed with pigment based inks giving professional print permanence.

 

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