Artwork for Miranda Whitten-Walker
Convergence
Sitting Pretty (detail)
Phantom of the North
Glen Nevis
Seed Seeker
Early Nectar
Great Horned Owl (detail)
Ar Elan Bridge
Details
Landscapes and nature in printmaking, drawing and painting. I work with linocuts using the reduction technique and I find the versatility and potential of this medium particularly exciting. Much of my inspiration comes from the wildlife and scenery around me, and in France where I worked for several years. I particularly enjoy observing nature that is overlooked or under-appreciated, and like to make landscapes from unusual perspectives.
Being an artist means being me. It is the best way I know of to express my fascination with, and delight in, the natural world. Day-to-day, it means sketching outdoors (I often seek out new landscapes on my bicycle or motorbike), or working in my home studio in Kington, either painting and drawing , cutting new designs into lino blocks, or hand-printing. I have just acquired a printing press which feels will be an evolutionary leap forwards in my art practice.
Miranda Whitten-Walker
During my time as a professional biologist, I undertook science illustration commissions and have had work published in numerous books and magazines, including in the BBC and Oxford University Press. I ran 'sci-art' workshops at Swansea University as a volunteer. As I now concentrate solely on making art, I consider myself an 'emerging artist' in the process of establishing her own studio.
I am largely self-taught. I have benefitted from various creative workshops and classes throughout the years, most recently night classes in printmaking at Hereford College of Art.
Research as Art, Swansea (2021)
Marches Makers, Kington (2024)
Crickhowell Open Art Exhibition (2024)
Ironbridge Fine Arts Printmakers Competition Exhibition (open now until Nov 16th 2024)
h.Art is now over but my artwork can still be purchased in the following ways:
- From my website https://mirandaww.com
- In person from the exhibition at Ironbridge Fine Arts, TF8 7NJ (until the 16th Nov 2024)
- In person at Grange Court Christmas Market on the 14th Dec, Leominster, HR6 8NW (10am - 3pm) https://www.eatsleepliveherefordshire.co.uk/event-pro/grange-court-chris...
