new printing press at neo-artists

I've now started to use the press at neoartists' studios - very excited!!

I am trying out collagraph prints using plant materials gathered and pressed from Blawearie.

Back of Heather Moorland in Winter

I've been asked how the paintings are created. They're all in encaustic (a wax and pigment mixture) on canvas (see above). The canvas is sealed with acrylic sealant and primed with gesso.
As you can see with this method there are no traces of the paint coming through the canvas.