A short blog on the importance of layering colours in mokuhanga

Colour samples For the past few weeks I have been working on a new woodblock print inspired by a spring evening beneath the cherry blossoms. When I began, I imagined the difficult part would be the carving. Instead, I have found myself wrestling with something far more elusive: colour. The scene itself seemed simple enough. Blossoms overhead, a quiet avenue stretching into the distance, a cyclist passing beneath the trees, and the last warmth of sunset dissolving into evening

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