Marple and the Washing line

This large single-block linocut is inspired by the final drawing I made for my book Sketch  - a layered, memory-rich image that brings together sketches from many places into one imagined landscape.

You’ll spot the fishing net huts from Hastings, the deer from Nara, a windmill from Cley in North Norfolk, and the washing line from my friend’s garden in rural Wales. Marple is there too, sitting peacefully in the garden -  a quiet observer in a scene full of life.

This piece draws directly from my sketchbooks and appears as the final drawing (and front cover) of my new book Sketch. It celebrates the way drawing stitches together moments, places and memories — and how the ordinary becomes extraordinary when seen with care

It's a large print measuring 46 x 36 cm
Printed on Somerset satin paper  
Edition of 80
Signed and numbered on front