WHEB WALLS

WHEB INVESTING IN THE THE ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEGREEART.COM SINCERE | INCLUSIVE | FUN

INSPIRING

IMPACT

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EXPERTS SUSTAINABLE

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“In 2003, Isobel & Elinor formed a vision of the future of the art market and how it could support the career development of the artists of the future.

They imagined a new generation of art buyers, given confidence and drawn into all the pleasures of art by, equally, the power of people and technology.

Today this is being achieved.”

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OUR VISION We create for the world a sustainable, exciting and genuine community of artists and art appreciators.

WHEB + DEGREEART DegreeArt are proposing to build a bespoke art collection for the WHEB office walls created by artists promoted and supported by the gallery.

The artwork in this proposal has been carefully chosen to reflect WHEB’s mission and to further it through ongoing patronage of the artists they select to collect from.

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SELECTED CURRENT PROJECTS & PARTNERS Partnering with the climate change charity Zero Hour, we are holding an art auction supporting of their CEE Bill.

Supporting the Aldridge Foundation pupils via mentoring, internships and our annual Junior Aldridge Art Prize.

Shining a spotlight on Student & Graduate talent, our annual art prize identifies the artists of the future.

THE ARTIST’S STUDIO

Since 2018 we have partnered with sustainability conscious Bankside Hotel to run an artist studio space with 8 artists on rotation in residence each year.

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MORE THAN

YOUR COLLECTION + JOIN OUR ART WORLD

● Staff VIP Discount

WHEB WILL BE OFFERED:

● Client & Staff Meet the Artist Events (from £1,500)

● Art Fair Tickets 6

JUST ARTWORK SINCERE | INCLU S IVE | FUN

● Exhibition Previews

● Certificates of Authenticity

● Workshop Tickets ● Right to First Refusal

● Screensaver Images/ Marketing Images

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INVESTING IN THE ARTISTS OF THE FUTURE

OUR ARTISTS

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DegreeArt.com’s philosophy is that by taking both a vested interest in the development of the Artist and providing commercial success reaps the greatest rewards for the artist, patron and community.

Since 2003, the founders of DegreeArt.com have been dedicated to identifying the finest talent and supporting their career development.

We are committed to being here for the next generation of artists.

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THE WHEB ARTISTS This group of artists has been hand selected to reflect the WHEB vision and mission and to inspire and illustrate the WHEB narrative.

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OUR ARTISTS

OUR COLLECTORS AUDIENCE

TALENT INSPIRATION

COMMERCIAL APPEAL

UNDERSTANDING

NURTURING

ENGAGEMENT

AMBITION

MOTIVATION LONGEVITY

CREATIVITY

UNITING ARTISTS & COLLECTORS

FUNDING

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THE WHEB

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GUGLIELMO ALFARONE Illustrator & Drawing (MA PAINTING, PRINTMAKING , 2009)

Italian born Guglielmo studies the people around him as inspiration for his work.

To create his thoughtful drawings.

Each subject is deeply engaged with their own history and present.

Our suggestion: Would be to commission drawings of everyone at the office that would be shown together, to capture your community in this moment. It could be added to as people join.

COMMUNITY | INTERNATIONAL | BELONGING | PEOPLE

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Untitled 84 × 59 × 1 cm Materials: Graphite, Acrylic and Gold leaf

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DR HELEN GØRRILL Royal College of Arts (PhD Contemporary Painting , 2016) From the North East and now living in remote Scotland, Helen’s painting-collages explore ideas of time, our history and our reality; using contemporary imagery that juxtaposes with the Old Masters.

Her artwork focuses on reviving and reappropriating art historical portraits through photobombing and incorporating elements from contemporary subcultures.

Example: In the example below, the commissioner's eye has been used in the portrait, his favorite hotel is in there, as well as Glyndebourne (one of his passions) and links to the South of France, family mottos, safari and wildlife conservation, which he is passionate about.

COMMUNITY | INTERNATIONAL | BELONGING | PEOPLE

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HELEN GORRILL PROPOSAL Option 1. The partners commission Dr Helen Gorrill to create portraits with symbolism chosen by the team.

Option 2.

The WHEB team vote to choose three, influential figures in their industry/ lives/ history etc and Helen creates 3 unique portraits in her ‘Photobomb’ style.

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MINNA GEORGE Chelsea College of Art And Design (MA Fine Art , 2003)

Bulgarian born artist, Minna George’s act of mark-making, leads her on a journey to new territories.

Her ‘Everest Series’ explores climate change and nature whilst also looking towards a positive messages promoting adventure, inspiration and success.

“I choose to make my own paints from natural pigments and work on raw canvas or paper.”

NATURE | CLIMATE CHANGE | ADVENTURE | INSPIRATIONAL

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‘EVEREST’ 120 × 180 × 3.5 cm Materials: Original painting on plexiglas composite

‘PIRIN’ 120 × 90 × 3.5 cm Materials: Original painting on plexiglas composite

‘K2 THE DECENT’ 120 × 90 × 3.5 cm Materials: Original painting on plexiglas composite

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CODY CHOI Graduate Diploma in Dance Performance at Trinity Laban, London

Hong Kong born Cody Choi's photography demonstrates his acumen in dance and photography. A trainer dancer himself, he understands the art does not stop at the movements, but extends to the dancers’ ability and state of mind, propelling them to take risks and ‘leap forward’.

Cody was selected for his positive and inspirational messages that he conveys through his images of dancers. Their freedom of movement and the positive connotations with ‘taking a leap of faith’ is also important messaging in a business environment.

COMMUNITY | INTERNATIONAL | BELONGING | PEOPLE

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ABOVE THE CLOUDS #2 50.8 × 76.2 × 0.1cm Materials: C-Type Photographic Paper

ABOVE THE CLOUDS #8 50.8 × 76.2 × 0.1cm Materials: C-Type Photographic Paper

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SOPHIE DERRICK Leeds University (BA Hons Fine Art , 2008)

Sophie Derrick's work very much focuses on portraiture, but with the use of both painting and photography this genre is skewed and manipulated, and the transformative properties of paint are pushed to the limit. She photographs the act of painting onto her own skin and then paints on top of the photographs, creating a layering of image of paint and painted image, blurring the boundaries between the two.

The 'self' is lost, buried beneath the paint, and the notion of portraiture is questioned. The body becomes both object and subject within Sophie Derrick's work.

NATURE | CLIMATE CHANGE | ADVENTURE | INSPIRATIONAL

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LAID BARE - PEACHY PINK #2 100 × 70 × 2 cm Materials: Digital archival acrylic reverse print with overlying acrylic paint

LAID BARE - BLACK + GOLD #2 100 × 70 × 2 cm Materials: Digital archival acrylic reverse print with overlying acrylic paint

In To The Light- Blue Lagoon #5 100 × 70 × 2 cm Materials: Digital archival acrylic reverse print with overlying acrylic paint

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RAMZI MUSA University of Leeds (BA Fine Art)

Ramzi Musa has been exploring South-East Asia and South America, creating collections inspired by the incredible places he has lived and people he has met in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Peru and Cambodia to name a few.

His style is influenced heavily by the environment and natural world he found on his journeys.

‘Artwork, for me, is all about expression and sharing your own interpretations of the world. I love capturing the forms, people, life and joy of nature and of course, the colours’

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NATURE | GLOBAL TRAVEL | ADVENTURE | ENVIRONMENT

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‘PERU JUNGLE’ 70 × 100 x 2 cm Materials: Acrylic on Canvas

‘RATTLESNAKE PLANT- STUDY 1’ 70 × 70 x 1.5 cm Materials: Acrylic on Canvas

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THOMAS FOWLER Liverpool John Moores University (BA hons Graphic Arts , 2015)

Born in Sheffield and now living in Taiwan, Tom is influenced by people, film, East Asian brush painting, photography, animals and nature.

Thomas Fowler's work evokes feelings of wonder and curiosity through his depictions of the wilderness, jungle and rainforests.

The photo-reality style of this works really feels like you are connecting with the places in his paintings.

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SUSTAINABLE |INTERNATIONAL | BELONGING | PEOPLE

‘THE PATHWAY’ 17 × 26 × 0 cm Materials: Acrylic ink on paper

‘HAZY DEPTHS’ 26 × 17.5 × 0 cm Materials: Acrylic ink on paper

‘MIST ON THE HILLSIDE’ 26 × 17.5 × 0 cm 36 Materials: Acrylic ink on paper

‘RISING SUN’ 26 × 17.5 × 0 cm37 Materials: Acrylic ink on paper

LUCY ARCHER Edinburgh College of Arts (Fine Art Painting , 2016)

Liverpudlian Lucy, aims to construct landscapes, interiors and imagined spaces through drawing. She often reacts to specific locations or found images to form her altered environments.

Motifs from these scenes are repeated and developed throughout her work, sliding over, sitting on and blending into surfaces to play with the depth of an image.

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COMMUNITY | INTERNATIONAL | BELONGING | PEOPLE

‘UNTITLED’ 76× 102× 2 cm Material: Acrylic and ink on canvas

‘CUMULUS’ 21× 30 × 0.1 cm Materials: Ink on paper

‘PEACH WAVES’’ 21× 30 × 0.1 cm Materials: Ink on paper

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LYRA MORGAN Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (Art and Design , 2011)

“I feel 'at home' in 3 places....in and with nature, in my studio and in water. This planet is home to us all, the only planet we have available to us to enable life.

Sometimes even Mother Nature needs some TLC and we owe it to 'her' to give her some!” - Lyra Morgan Each piece is instinctively balanced in composition and is created organically and

by Lyra being free enough in spirit to allow each work to build through a cycle of evolution. Lyra’s painting convey calm.

Finding different ways to represent water is an ongoing theme in her practice, whether it be a formed, yet formless cloud or a flowing river.

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‘SERENITY’ 100 × 130 × 4 cm Materials: Acrylic paint on canvas

‘RESONANCE I’ 90 × 90 × 4 cm Materials: Acrylic paint on canvas

‘RESONANCE VI’ 94 × 94 × 4 cm Materials: Acrylic paint on canvas

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OPTION ONE ‘COMMISION PIECE’’ Size Wall Materials: Starting from £1500, depending on choice

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ALEXANDRA GALLAGHER University of Manchester (BAPainting, 2009)

Award winning Alexandra Gallagher’s beautiful work, inspired by the natural world, takes the form of collage, street art, prints, photography and painting.

Her work celebrates the surreal and sublime. Between the realms of memory, dreams and experience, her work looks beyond our subjective limits and often tells a story of inner imagination and thoughts.

Our suggestion: An inspirational, subversive mural that could either be applied straight onto the wall, or could be would be mounted on aluminium/ perspex fist and therefore can be moved if needed.

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IMAGINATION | TRANSFORMATIONAL | NATURE | SYMBOLISM

SHEMA LADVA University of Westminster (BA Hons Illustration , 2000)

Shema Ladva’s paintings deal with reality, whether its people, nature or animals. Her focus is on humanity, real people and real issues. Her chosen subject matters have covered human rights, inter-racial relationships, homelessness, poverty, animal welfare and plantscape.

“The topic of people has always been pivotal to my work. I find the dynamics of people and groups of people more entertaining than any other subject matter.

Throw in decorative nuances, juxtaposition of nature and architecture and my subjects enter a whole new world."

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COMMUNITY | INTERNATIONAL | BELONGING | PEOPLE

‘DANCING CROWD (BIG PINK)’ 132× 264 × 3 cm (two canvases) Materials: Acrylic on Canvas

‘STANDING CROWD’ 132 × 264 × 3 cm (Two Canvases) Materials: Acrylic on Canvas

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Y ULYIA MARTINOVA Kazakhstani artist Yuliya Martynova lives and works in London, where she creates Watercolour Paintings that are awash with colour. While it may take a moment to identify them, upon closer inspection you’ll notice that Yuliya’s work tends to take paper planes and boats as subject, making travel and movement a key theme in her art.

“Inspired by Claude Monet gardens and William Turner sky scapes, gestural brushstrokes show the flow of the scene, creating different angles and directions, to replicate the wind blowing through the summer garden as you walk through the lush shadowy paths and dappled light drops through the trees and brunches. I wanted to seal my love for summer forests and walks when everything is set in motion when time slows down and your mind unwinds, focusing on something intricate like a fern leaf when your mind rises above the micro world and expands to catch the glimpse of something bigger” 48

COMMUNITY | INTERNATIONAL | BELONGING | PEOPLE

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‘MEDITERRANEAN FLOWERS 1’ 150 × 120 x 4 cm Materials: Acrylic on Canvas

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CLAIRE MALET Hereford College of Art (BA Hons Contemporary Applied Art , 2005) Claire’ s subject is the natural environment. living and working in rural Herefordshire.Her studio overlooks orchards, hills and woodland. Walking is an essential part of her practise; looking at the landscape, the changes through the year, the constant fragile cycle of growth, decay, renewal.

5% of all of Claire's sales are donated to the Woodland Trust and the Marine conservation society.

“I make objects using re-cycled precious and non-precious metals and ‘found’ materials. The materials I work with are chosen and combined to evoke and challenge the relationship we have with the natural world and our perceived values of the resources we use; as ‘raw’ material I value a tin-can as much as a sheet of silver.’

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NATURE | RECYCLING | ENVIRONMENTAL

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MARY DALTON Royal College of Art (MFA Printmaking , 2008) “My practice is led by unique, dynamic prints. The works tell stories of daily life from an unusual family perspective. From lithography to lino, collage to dry-point, environmental concerns are valued in my practice and day-to day work.

The tales of our family living a life with a low footprint on this planet form the basis of all my work. The materials and techniques I use within printmaking are all checked, improved, or developed to reduce my impact upon the planet.” - Mary Dalton

SUSTAINABILITY | ENVIRONMENTAL | BRIGHT & BOLD

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‘FIGHT FOR THE IVY I’ 100 X 70 × 2 cm Material: Collage, lino-cut, drawing, wax crayon, ink, coloured pencil, lino-cut on Fabriano paper

‘FIGHT FOR THE IVY II’ 100 X 70 × 2 cm Material: Collage, lino-cut, drawing, wax crayon, ink, coloured pencil, lino-cut on Fabriano paper

‘FIRE STICKS’ 100 X 70 × 2 cm Material: Collage, lino-cut, drawing, wax crayon, ink, coloured pencil, lino-cut on Fabriano paper

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‘HUNG UP TREES (BIRCH)’ 47 X 70cm Material: Reduction lino-cut printed on Atsukuchi Japanese paper.

‘HUNG UP TREES (PINE)’ 47 X 70cm Material: Reduction lino-cut printed on Atsukuchi Japanese paper.

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WHY CHOOSE ART?

NEXT STEPS The last two years have shown without doubt the value of creativity both online and offline.

We are committed, with your help, to continuing to support artists and provide unique experiences for our patrons.

Working with the WHEB team, we hope to create a inspiring, sustainable and impactful collection to bring: - creativity and inspiration to those who will work amongst the art - demonstrating your vision and mission to your guests & visitors - career sustainability to the artists you collect

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Agree artworks for each area

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Discuss and organise framing (where appropriate)

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THE TEAM BE PART OF OUR CIRCLE

Your Support Contributes To The Successful Execution Of : -

IDENTIFYING AND DEVELOPING GRADUATE TALENT CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THE CAREERS OF 450 ARTISTS OFFERING OPPORTUNITIES INC. RESIDENCIES, ART PRIZES FOR ARTISTS TO DEVELOP THEIR PRACTICE WE ARE A CONSTANT FOR ARTISTS, COLLECTORS, STAFF, MENTEES IN THIS TIME OF UNCERTAINTY PIONEERING IN OUR INDUSTRY. ALWAYS ADAPTING CONNECTING THE ONLINE & OFFLINE NURTURING & MENTORING ARTISTS & THOSE ASPIRING TO WORK IN THE ART INDUSTRY

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PRICE

LIST INDICATIVE PRICES AS OF OCTOBER 2021

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PRICE LIST

‘Untitled’ 2021 Guglielmo Alfarone 84 × 59 × 1 cm Graphite, Acrylic and Gold leaf £1000

‘Untitled’ 2021 Helen Gorrill 84 × 59 × 1 cm

From £1800

‘Everest’ 2019 Minna George 120 × 180 × 3.5 cm Original painting on plexiglas composite £8500

‘Pirin’ 2019 Minna George 120 × 90 × 3.5 cm Original painting on plexiglas composite £4500

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‘K2 The Decent’ 2021 Minna George 120 × 90 × 3.5 cm Original painting on plexiglas composite £4500

‘Above the Clouds #2’ 2016 Cody Choi 50.8 × 76.2 × 0.1cm C-Type Photographic Paper £655

‘Above the Clouds #8’ 2016 Cody Choi 50.8 × 76.2 × 0.1cm C-Type Photographic Paper £655

LAID BARE - PEACHY PINK #2 2021 Sophie Derrick 100 × 70 × 2 cm Digital archival acrylic reverse print with overlying acrylic paint £2800 65

LAID BARE - BLACK + Gold #2 2021 Sophie Derrick 100 × 70 × 2 cm Digital archival acrylic reverse print with overlying acrylic paint £2800

In To The Light- Blue Lagoon #5 2021 Sophie Derrick 100 × 70 × 2 cm Digital archival acrylic reverse print with overlying acrylic paint £2800

‘Peru Jungle’ 2019 Ramzi Musa 70 × 100 x 2 cm Acrylic on Canvas £750

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‘Rattle Snake Plant- Study 1’ 2020 Ramzi Musa 70 × 70 x 1.5 cm Acrylic on Canvas £500

‘The Pathway’ 2021 Thomas Fowler 17 × 26 × 0 cm Acrylic ink on paper £400

‘Rising Sun’ 2020 Thomas Fowler 26 × 17.5 × 0 cm Acrylic ink on paper £300

‘Hazy Depths’ 2020 Thomas Fowler 26 × 17.5 × 0 cm Acrylic ink on paper

£ 350

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‘Mist on the Hillside’ 2022 Thomas Fowler 26 × 17.5 × 0 cm Acrylic ink on paper £300

‘Serenity’ 2020 Lyra Morgan 100 × 130 × 4 cm Acrylic paint on canvas £2750

‘Resonance I’ 2019 Lyra Morgan 90 × 90 × 4 cm Acrylic paint on canvas £1100

‘Resonance VI’ 2019 Lyra Morgan 94 × 94 × 4 cm Acrylic paint on canvas £1400 68

Mural 2021 Alexandra Gallagher 94 × 94 × 4 cm From £1500

‘Dancing Crowd (Big Pink)’2004 Shema Ladva 132× 264 × 3 cm (two canvases) Acrylic on Canvas £2000

‘Standing Crowd (Green/Brown)’2004 Shema Ladva 132× 264 × 3 cm (two canvases) Acrylic on Canvas £2000

‘Time Flow|River Walk’ 2020 Yuliya Martynova 120× 100 × 3.6 cm Oil paint & oil pastel on Canvas £3800

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‘Ripples|Hazy Path’ 2020 Yuliya Martynova 120× 120 × 3.6 cm Oil paint & oil pastel on Canvas £4000

‘Ripples|Sangria’ 2020 Yuliya Martynova 120× 100 × 3.6 cm Oil paint & oil pastel on Canvas £3800

‘Mediterranean Flower’ 2020 Ramzi Musa 150 × 120 x 4 cm Acrylic on Canvas £3000

‘Untitled’ 2017 Lucy Archer 76× 102× 2 cm Acrylic and ink on canvas £500 70

‘Cumulus’ 2018 Lucy Archer 21× 30 × 0.1 cm Ink on paper, Unframed £200

‘Peach Waves’ 2018 Lucy Archer 21× 30 × 0.1 cm Ink on paper, Unframed £200

‘Hampstead 1’2015 Claire Malet 70 × 120 × 3 cm Tinplate steel, genuine gold leaf, wood.

From £2000

‘Fight for the Ivy I’ 2020 Mary Dalton 100 X 70 × 2 cm Collage, lino-cut, drawing, wax crayon, ink, coloured pencil, lino-cut on Fabriano paper, Unframed £800 71

‘Fight for the Ivy II’ 2020 Mary Dalton 100 X 70 × 2 cm Collage, lino-cut, drawing, wax crayon, ink, coloured pencil, lino-cut on Fabriano paper, Unframed £800

‘Fire Sticks‘ 2020 Mary Dalton 100 X 70 × 2 cm Collage, lino-cut, drawing, wax crayon, ink, coloured pencil, lino-cut on Fabriano paper, Unframed £800

‘Hung Up Trees (Birch)’ 2019 Mary Dalton 47 X 70 × 0 cm Reduction lino-cut printed on Atsukuchi Japanese paper.

Unframed £450 ‘Hung Up Trees (Pine)’ 2019 Mary Dalton 47 X 70 × 0 cm Reduction lino-cut printed on Atsukuchi Japanese paper.

Unframed £450

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