Angela Hall - Artist working in print & ceramics

Feeling a bit autumnal now as the apple season has started in my garden and I’m trying to rescue the windfalls from the Hornets. I’m also working on a new series of screen prints combining paper stencils, monoprint and photo silkscreen. Swipe to see the process!

I’ll be taking some of these silkscreen prints to RHS Harlow Carr ‘Escape into Colour’ exhibition that starts 29th August – 29thSeptember in the Bath House. Showing contemporary art and craft from over 30 British artists and makers this carefully curated collection has colour at their core.

Catch me this Saturday at 12noon till 3pm where I’m currently exhibiting my prints in a solo exhibition ‘Fresh from the Farm’.

It’s a chance to meet me and view my sketchbooks no need to book just pop in. I will also be demoing my printing process so if you are interested in finding out about silkscreen printing, I will be bringing my basic home print set up and will be happy to answer any print questions!

Look forward to seeing you.

‘FRESH FROM THE FARM’
Masham Gallery
​26TH JULY - 30TH SEPTEMBER
I am delighted to be showing my silkscreen prints at this lovely galley in the heart of Masham in the Yorkshire Dales
I have a wide selection of framed, limited edition prints on show that are based on my sketchbook drawings and feature: wildlife, gardens and still life studies.
I’ll also demoing both photo silkscreen and mono-printing at the gallery on Saturday 10th August from 12 noon to 3pm. So a chance to have a chat about the technical side of silkscreen printing and view my sketchbooks.

For more info see link in my bio

‘Hair’
17/50
Got to spend an indulgent 2hrs in the hairdressers. Chatting about ‘Spud Man’ on tiktok (whoever he is), hair salon influencers and the effectiveness of human hair at fending off slugs!

Orange- painted background. Draw over with Graphite Tint -Shadow and Neocolour 2 Orange. Thanks to .durance for making this challenge happen.

‘Greenhouse’
16/50

I love having a greenhouse. I’m growing: three varieties of tomatoes, cucumbers, basil and a chilli variety called scorpion! 🦂

Lemon yellow and dark green watercolour paint with HB black conte crayon

Thanks to .durance and for organising - it’s not too late to get involved!

Pentax K1000
14/50

I’ve been tidying my studio and came across my first SLR camera a Pentax K1000 that my dad bought me. I used it throughout art school days and beyond – developing films in my makeshift darkroom and spending hours in the dark with only a red safelight. I’m still intrigued by the photographic process and although I’ve misplaced the lens on this camera, I’ll not part with it.

Drawing from life for 50 days with just 3 materials for no more than 30mins.
Today’s 3 materials:
Black & Red Luminance pencils, Grey Neocolour 2

Check out the originators of the challenge and to find out more: .durance

‘Harvest is Go at Pilmoor’
13/50 of
A few hours of dust and noise and the Barley’s all gone!
Today’s 3 materials challenge
Windsor and Newton water colours - Yellow Ochre and Ultramarine Blue plus Indigo Graphite pencil

The challenge continues although I have been challenged by COVID in recent days and feeling pretty grim tbh.

To find out more about the challenge and the talented originators visit: .durance

Its not too late to get involved either - check out the hashtag for more info

12/50

‘Fur and Feather’
A visit to Driffield show drawing pigeons, hens and rabbits. Such a variety of strutting roosters, sleepy rabbits and crazy looking pigeons.
Water colour and graphite my favourite combo
Paynes Grey
Orange
Graphite Stick. has been organised .durance check out the hashtag and follow along!

8/50 . ‘Biking to Work’
My daughter is biking to work and is using my old mountain bike. My husband who is a cycling ‘superstar’ is doing all the technical work – where else but in the kitchen on my mums’ old Turkish rug! If you see her riding through Leeds give her a wave and plenty of room! 👋 drawing bikes is hard…

All the primaries today:
Luminance Red – 580, Luminance Yellow-523
Inktense - Bright Blue

I’m taking part in – drawing from life for 50 days with just 3 materials and for no longer than 30 mins!

Thanks: to. .durance Visit their accounts for more info and follow the hashtag to view some of the amazing work and artists taking part.

8/50 ‘Halftime’. 15min sketch using Luminance yellow and turquoise and Inktense sea blue.

7/50 Sunday morning news! Lovely to have my family up this weekend to celebrate my father in law’s 90th and 60th wedding anniversary. Still enjoying drawing with the Graphite Tint pencils: Todays materials: shadow, midnight black and autumn brown. Check out .durance for more information on the challenge and check out to see who’s taking part!

Colour options - always a difficult decision to define a colour palette when silkscreen printing!!

Pencil drawing in my sketchbook of interior set by and featuring a red gingham sofa and chair combo in a room designed by loved the black wall and turquoise rug!

Making stencils for some new prints featuring my favourite spring blooms- Hyacinths and Cyclamen. I’m aiming to replicate a hand drawn printed image using a semi-transparent film called True Grain. It’s expensive, but great at holding tone and lots of different mark making! If you are interested in finding out more about my silkscreen process I’ll be running a couple of courses at in November. Check out my website - link in bio.

Enjoying some sketchbook quiet time post Christmas and finding inspiration in lovely still life studies by Twenty minute study in pencil and crayon. I just can’t say no to voluptuous Hyacinths!

From sketchbooks to print- some of my favourites from 2023!

A big end of year ‘Thankyou’ to everyone who has supported me throughout 2023. I’ve had so many great opportunities to show and sell my prints and have met so many lovely print collectors and talented printmakers throughout the year.

Next year is still a work in progress and I will announce events that I am taking part in as they are confirmed. In the meantime you might be interested in the following 2024 fixtures:

Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey, Devon, 7th - 9th June
Solo Exhibition Masham Gallery - end of July - August
Group Exhibition- ‘Colour’ The Bath House, Harlow Carr Gardens, Harrogate, August

Workshops - Organised by ’Handprinted’ - Bognor Regis, 2 x 2 day silkscreen printing workshops
November 16th and 17th or 18th and 19th

Meanwhile my shop is still open, however, unable to post until the 28th December. You can continue to visit my studio e: [email protected] or send a DM open until 23rd December. I currently have lots of seconds and framed work that I will be reducing!!

Have a peaceful Christmas and I look forward to catching up in the New Year!

Big thank you to everyone who came to one of my recent festive events including this weekends open event at my home in Pilmoor. I’m now back in my studio and on location with my sketchbooks and crayons drawing some of my favourite things. I’m also taking part in December prompts, but massively behind on posting work.

Better late than never - heres’s the first 3 and Day 4 to follow!

Day 1 - ‘Market’ (Thursday in Ripon)

2nd - ‘Mode of transport’ (studio bike)

3rd - ‘Musical Instrument’ - one from the archive

Snippets from this weeks sketchbooks!

‘Little Red Roosters’ limited edition silkscreen print now available in my shop link in bio

Big day out in Beverley delivering prints to for their new exhibition ‘PRINT’ starting tomorrow. I will be exhibiting along side and lovely catch-up with gallery owner too. if you’re in or around Beverley please drop in and see this lovely space and great collection of ceramics, paintings, jewellery and prints. Also had a trip to the Minster to see GAIA and the fascinating carved Mesericords.

Delighted that one of my silkscreen prints features on the front cover of designer-makers flyer! Catch me at Saltaire this alongside 48 of the UK’s finest contemporary artists and designers. .printmaker

Turning blueprints into mono prints!

Catch me at two fabulous events this month - Saltaire Makers Market on Sept 15th and 26th Sept and the following weekend 23rd and 24th at Hebden Bridge Print Fair. I’ll have lots of new limited edition silkscreen prints and cards and a large selection of my sketchbooks will be on display. Swipe to see. Lots of amazing artists and makers at both events and well worth a trip to these iconic West Yorkshire towns too. More info on my website in my bio

New 6 colour silkscreen print featuring ‘St Hilda’ the Whitby pilot perched on the dock side undergoing repairs. Started life a few months ago in my sketchbook - swipe to see drawings!

Day 5. I’ve been nominated by artist and printmaker ._.diamond to post 10 images over 10 days without comment and to nominate an artist to do the same. Today I nominate ceramic artist and droid lover

Day three of my challenge to post ten images with out comment set by ._.diamond artist and printmaker.