Sparrowhawk Linocut Print natureart Behold the anti-Santa

Behold the anti-Santa

The print is a limited run of 200

to give the look and feel of aged parchment

and as you can see

a beautifully textured handmade Himalayan paper

Sparrowhawk Linocut Print natureart Behold the anti-SantaThe sparrowhawk is the raptor we see most often close up, the surprise attack in the garden, the centre of the drama when the alarm calls of songbirds rise amongst the trees and hedges. I have been fortunate enough to study the finest Japanese woodblock prints first hand, to study line and composition, and using these observations I have carved this print, the Sparrowhawk. I wished to depict poise and power in this print, the steely eyed gaze of a