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Focus on Oor Wullie - Scotland's favourite son
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Oor Wullie is a great subject to screenprint. The original draughtsman, Dudley D Watkins, was also the first to draw Desperate Dan in the Dandy and Lord Snooty in The Beano. Panels have great composition, so it's relatively easy to pick some to stand alone as screenprints.
Focus on Dennis the Menace, comic icon
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Dennis the Menace, icon of The Beano and hero to thousands of children, makes for some dramatic screenprints. Printer John Patrick Reynolds focuses on the character and the prints he has made using the images, all approve by Dundee publisher DC Thomson.
THE BEAUTY OF THE BLANK SHEET
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Red ink drying on four torn sheets of cotton mould made paper, ready for the image of a classic comic character to be printed by hand upon it. Print-maker John Patrick Reynolds enjoys the red ink for its own sake.
Asterix and Obelix take a hike
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Asterix and Obelix are going for a stroll, with the hound Dogmatix. Handpulled screenprints, made in west London.
WIN A PRINT IN MY NEW ABSTRACT RANGE
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WIN A NEW SCREENPRINT WORTH £40
Competition ends Sunday at noon.
This week I'm giving away one of my new abstract designs: an unframed screenprint worth £40 each and you can even choose which one you want, from three possibles.