About Paul Cleden 

I work as an Illustrator and Printmaker using a number of printmaking techniques throughout my work;  lino multi block / reduction prints, or more recently a more fluid mixture of collograph, monoprint and lino etch.

‘I love to look at figurative movement; consequently sports are often featured because of the dynamic shapes and action, but equally a crowd of rush hour people leaving a train,  people browsing a market or a dance hall crowded with figures are wonderful inspiration. the nature of linocut allows for the use of lovely flowing lines and dramatic overlap of colours which i feel fits very well into the subjects i am drawn to.’  

Paul can now be seen in galleries across the UK.

He has worked with a number of clients including National Trust, Bloomsbury Publishers, RSPB, Wetherspoon's, Art Angels, David Watson Silk.

PRINT TECHNIQUES

My lino work uses a multi block reduction method, each colour is cut and printed from a separate piece of lino. After much planning, each colour design is carefully transferred to the lino and then cut out. The whole design is then proofed and a print is created. This can then be used to adjust any problems in the registration and design.

Using oil based printing inks, a final edition is printed. Every print is an original hand pulled by the artist not a mere copy. The final prints are therefore Original artist’s prints. 

I choose a heavy weight 300gsm paper which is hot pressed for a smooth surface to produce my editions on.

The purchase of a 130 year old press has allowed a greater range of sizes to be printed. Each print will take several months to develop, cut and print in an edition of between 40-60 depending on the size and variations.

All my works are Original Lino prints or Original Collographs, no copies or any other reproduction methods. They are all hand printed and each piece is an original artwork created by my self.  All to often an artwork advertised as "original print' is merely a copy of a painting or historical image. You will find none of that here.

Paul working