Joanna Padfield Art

'Katzen' (Cats) German wood-engraving, circa 1895. 240mm by 155mm (sheet)

There is a natural and raw understanding in Mukesh Sharma’s prints that both depict, and are influenced by, the Rajastani communities of his home town in rural India. In these Limited Edition fine-art prints, made over a period of twenty years, we are offered the colours of India’s ancient land, the textures, light and the patterns that are everywhere. In the patterns of the arable fields to the jali's (carved screens) in the architecture. This work is however not romantic nor nostalgic but shows a deeper rooted need to offer a visual heritage of place, of where the artist is from and the journey that he is taking. The results are both compelling and honest. Mukesh Sharma, Celebration B, Lino-cut on Drawing paper Edition: 3 of 5, 2005 Image size: 47 x 39 cm / Sheet size: 79 x 55 cm Unframed Mukesh Sharma's work: It is often in childhood that paths are set for what we will become. Mukesh Sharma hails from a rural, agricultural village in Rajasthan, India. His Father is a craftsman who fixed and mended farm machinery and understood the working parts in the processes. Sharma followed in his Father’s footsteps, as is often the case in Indian families, but his was not the machines of the fields but the presses of the printing studio. Like his Father, Mukesh Sharma is fascinated with understanding how things work and how he can manipulate the metal in his hands. It is not surprising then that his medium of choice is printing. One of the most physically challenging of all the practices, it can often be physically challenging as well as technical and detailed. In his youth, Sharma would draw with stones on walls and floors. He was lucky his family encouraged this and he is grateful for his early art-training at the Jaipur School of Art but it was at the Baroda Art Department that he was introduced to the great printing traditions of Jyoti Bhatt...

This is an unique one-off Artist Proof in a stunning large square format and its hand-painted detail bringing still life to modernity; its outstanding hand-painted quality and rare...

"Centre Cross" etching that incorporates religious imagery by Charon Kopriva. Signed, Titled, and dated by the artist at the bottom of the print. Editioned 3/15. Dimensions Without ...

"The Scar by China Miéville is a novel which has been a part of my life for many years, and has travelled as my companion through since adolescence. I've attempted to depict the Avan...

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 39; Unidentified tree with moth, caterpillar and pupa. The Netherlands: 1705....

This high-quality print on aluminum dibond, hand-numbered and signed by the artist, features a surreal scene of a tabby cat atop a table, set against a floral background that evokes ...

Artist: Keiko Minami, Japanese (1911 - 2004) Title: Bird On Flower Year: circa 1985 Medium: Aquatint Etching, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 12...

Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium, Plate No. 6; Thistle and Moths. The Netherlands: 1705. Engraving with hand coloring in w...

"State 16" Geometric Abstract Collagraph Print by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). This boldly geometric collagraph print by Patricia Pearce resembles a fragmenting landscap...

The way. 1976, linocut, print size 65x50 cm; total 75x60 cm Dainis Rozkalns (1928 - 2018) Artist, graphic artist, illustrator of folklore and fiction publications. The main directi...

Printed in 1965 by Franz Hanfstaengl in Munich, Germany. The Marini bears the printer's blind stamp just below the bottom left-hand corner of the image, which reads "Hansfstaengldru...