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David Brown

@dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social

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Printmaker and artist in East Anglia. Art, architecture, music & poetry. Borromini and Hawksmoor. Rembrandt and Hepworth. Work in the V&A & other public & private collections.

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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · Mar 25

Just arrived on BlueSky, so hello! Here's a print with which to introduce myself, 'Le Jardin des Plantes'. The title comes from an Elizabeth Bishop poem, and the print is part of a collaborative project with the poem Sam Garvan @garvansam.bsky.social

Print showing the ornate gates (shut) of a botanic garden, between 2 stone pillars. A path stretches beyond.

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Elizabeth Loudon @esloudon.bsky.social · 5d

Coming soon coming soon.... an anthology of new work by writers who are also carers. I'm in here somewhere. Thank you so much to @bookwormvaught.bsky.social and a heads up to @ylbooks.bsky.social and any other bookshops who might like to carry a copy (out in November).

Cover of an anthology of writing. Title is Curae.

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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · 4d

wow!

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 4d

Artist Susanna Bauer adds thread and crochet to dried leaves, creating miniature artworks #womensart #Autumn #Fall

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 6d

'Sleeping Centurion,' (c1765) is a preparatory sketch for a sleeping soldier in Ubaldo Gandolfi's fresco of the Resurrection, painted in the eleventh chapel of the Portico di San Luca, Bologna. The fluid brushstrokes achieve a work of intimacy and great charm.

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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · 6d

What a fun project to do - and it looks great

John Dilnot @johndilnot.bsky.social · 15d

The images in this book are taken from a series of paintings made over fragments of London street maps.
TREE SEEDLINGS edition of 50
it is available from my website shop
and can be seen at the
SMALL PUBLISHERS FAIR @smallpublishers coming soon
#smallpublishersfair2025 #smallpublishers johndilnot.com

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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · 7d

Unexpectedly splendid portrait of a dog - Josephine Bowes

Full frontal 'head and shoulders' portrait of a small dog with a reddish collar. Maybe a jack russell? White front, black head with a bit of tan. Very alert and friendly looking!

What big ears it's got...

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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · 7d

Beautiful print ...

David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · 19d

This is lovely John

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Sam Garvan @garvansam.bsky.social · 21d

"After a legal threat from GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry, Virgin Active turned their back on a long record of inclusion and enforced a changing room and bathroom ban on trans people across all their gyms"

@goodlawproject.bsky.social

Send Virgin an email:

goodlawproject.org/virgin-activ...

Virgin Active: Stop following transphobes, follow the law

After a legal threat from GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry, Virgin Active turned their back on a long record of inclusion and enforced a changing room and bathroom ban on trans people across all th...

action.goodlawproject.org

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Michelle Hughes Printmaker @michellehughes.bsky.social · 21d

Kilburn White Horse, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. One of the original prints, which went off to a new home at the York Printmakers Print Fair.

#SuttonBank #ClevelandWay #NorthYorkMoors #linocut #printmaking

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27d

Agnes Kasparkova, 90-Year-Old Czech former agricultural worker who turned her small village into an art gallery by painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses. The project went on for over 13 years #WomensArt

Various photos of houses with white walls and blue painted floral designs, as well as the artist herself at work

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Dancing Heron @dancingheron.bsky.social · 28d

Hi all! Just offering a very gentle reminder that my GoFundMe is still open and right now I am trying to come up for the remaining $300 I need to pay September's rent for the studio BY THIS FRIDAY. Any support matters, even if it is sharing this
gofund.me/5a7461e9

Also venmo
jdheron (jdcox)

Donate to Support Grave Raiment Studio, organized by JD Cox

Hi My name is JD (they/them) and I have been running my brand, Dancing Heron, since 2006. … JD Cox needs your support for Support Grave Raiment Studio

gofund.me

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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · Sep 13

I must try this ... I have some candidates in mind for the bench ...

womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Sep 13

'Ejection seat' by Cornelia Konrads, contemporary German artist, known for her land art and site-specific art installations #womensart #Saturday

Photo of an outdoor installation in the form of a giant wooden catapult as if about to project a seat in a park

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Kate Willows @katewillowsart.bsky.social · Sep 13

Printing some Moon Panthers today.

#panther #bigcat #moon

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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · Sep 7

Looking good!

John Bloor Printmaker @johnbloorprint.bsky.social · Sep 7

Finished printing Cocklers! It wasn't perfect but pretty close. Impossible to get it perfect when the paper changes shape.

I will photograph it properly tomorrow and list it.

#screenprinting #printmaker #printmaking

My finished Cocklers print in yellow, gold, blue, turquoise and two shades of grey. It depicts Cocklers working on a beach.

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Sarah Robinson @sarahdesigns.bsky.social · Sep 5

Feast your eyes on some beauty and rest your busy brain 🌼(And then perhaps, if you wish, head to Emma's shop where there are more delights💚)

Emma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · Sep 4

My Etsy shop's now open for my 5 sets of greetings cards:spring,summer,autumn,nature/botanical collections & tiny posies.I post to the US now too
I create each of my photos using recent neuroscientific research-looking at them shifts your brain away from fight or flight: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...

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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · Aug 17

Oh my. That is a cake. John's daughter - the goddess of baking.

John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · Aug 17

A friend asked my daughter to make this cake for her daughter’s 16th birthday. It’s some process!

David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · Aug 15

I mean - this woman makes seriously good-looking biscuits

Dr Ella Hawkins @ellamchawk.bsky.social · Aug 15

William De Morgan was the Arts & Crafts movement’s most brilliant and prolific ceramic artist.

This biscuit (cookie) set is inspired by some of his many tile designs. 🍪

Nine square biscuits arranged into a square to look like a panel of old tiles. The biscuit set features an array of designs in shades of blue, green, red, and cream. On the top row, there are: a striking blue deer with purple-red spots; a symmetrical leafy design with a vivid blue flower at the centre; and a glazed relief of a lion and a lioness facing in opposite directions against a patchy rust-red background. The middle row includes: a stylised green line drawing of a galleon ship on choppy waters; two flowers on a rich blue background; and a design densely filled with small green leaves and pomegranates. The bottom row features: a monochrome design with small red leaves and flowers; a symmetrical design with spirals, leaves, and flower shapes in shades of blue; and a glazed biscuit with a Tudor rose and leaves in spruce green against a rich blue background.

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Aug 13

Chess Set, 2005
by artist Rachel Whiteread #womensart

Photo of a chess set with domestic appliances as pieces, such as lamps, ironingboatds and stoves

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Brigit Strawbridge @brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social · Aug 6

Morning Song - by Chinese contemporary woodblock printer, Shi Yi

#woodcut #trees #art #printmaking

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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · Jul 25

Love this!!

Lynne S @ghirlandia.bsky.social · Jul 25

July Flowers and Wood Warblers
1929

Cedric Morris

David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · Jul 21

Stav is great - should be fun

Sam Garvan @garvansam.bsky.social · Jul 21

The wonderful Stav Poleg is running a 1-day class on ekphrastic poetry in Cambridge. I have signed up, but it needs more people to run. Only £40, a bargain!! I will be really disappointed if it doesn't happen ...

www.hillsroad.ac.uk/adult-educat...

Writing Poetry in Response to Art course Summer School course,…

The Writing Poetry in Response to Art Summer School course, Cambridge, is suitable for both beginner writers and those with a little more experience.

www.hillsroad.ac.uk

David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · Jul 17

TalkTV is airing attacks on trans people without broadcasting the views of those who support trans rights. Call on Ofcom to take action:https://goodlaw.social/66f6a3

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Rambling Idiot @ramblingidiot.bsky.social · Jul 14

Summer Is A Coming In.
A celebration of the magic in the British countryside.
Now available in our shop.
A very limited, linocut print named after one of the oldest songs in the English language.
Click on the link to celebrate the beauty of the summertime.

www.cutfromtheland.co.uk/product/summ...

‘Summer Is A Coming In’ Ltd ed linocut print

Linocut on 300gsm Botanical Ultra Smooth paper Caligo Safe Wash ink Approx 20 x 25cm, unframed Limited edition of 25, signed and numbered

www.cutfromtheland.co.uk

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Lynne S @ghirlandia.bsky.social · Jul 10

Paysage près de Trouville
1881

Gustave Caillebotte

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Andrew Wyeth @andrewwyeth.bsky.social · Jul 2

Untitled https://www.wikiart.org/en/andrew-wyeth/not-detected-53

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