Collette Howie - Chaffinch

30 x 27cm

Coloured pencil

Collette's art practice involves exploring the wildlife and nature that surrounds her here in Scotland.  She has been on several solo retreats to some beautiful Scottish islands to observe and sketch what she finds. These are then developed to become Lino Prints, Drypoint Prints and Coloured Pencil Art. Her shared studio in the east end of Glasgow has a Gunning Etching Press which she uses to print limited edition prints. Collette aims to create a sense of vulnerability and resilience with her mark making. "The fragility of nature has never been more evident than now given the climate crisis and extinction of many species. Yet nature is also resilient and evolves to cope with the damage inflicted upon her by humans."

Collette uses the Drypoint technique to scratch delicate lines into the plate to produce a sense of fragility. Lino printing uses a bolder, graphic line which evokes a sense of strength and resilience which can be found in nature.