MA Illustration Degree

Hounds of the Heath 4. Linocut in three blocks with local colour added freehand on the second block. 76 × 56 cm 2024

I embarked on an MA Illustration Degree course part time at the University of Portsmouth in September 2022 and have now completed it. with Distinction. It has been a fantastic experience that certainly challenged me to understand new concepts, philosophies, ways of seeing and producing. A practice based course, students meet once a week to attend tutorials, seminars, presentations and workshops. We accessed the extensive facilities and staff expertise during the rest of the week. During the two years, I constantly reviewed and refined, my research, project proposal, illustration in context and major project modules.

The linocut print Hounds of the Heath 4 is the latest piece in a series inspired by dog walking and Ordnance Survey maps, the print marked a culmination of the MA course and combines scaled down versions of previous prints with larger images of characters and incidents witnessed.

Hounds of the Heath 4 detail.

Hound of the Heath 4 detail

My MA Illustration proposal stated that I would make a series of twelve hand made prints on the theme of human canine companionship and connection. These linocut prints are published on my website.