Paperbark Plain

Paperbark trees that fringe the wetlands and coastal areas have a special appeal to me, full of character, they are essential regulators of underground water and stabilisers of soil.
The ones in this print are ancient, possibly a hundred years old and characters that I see each time I spend summer in coastal locations near water.

A collagraph print is a print that is taken from a printing plate that has been made by hand by adhering different textures and mediums to a cardboard print plate. The textured plate is inked up by pushing different coloured inks into the textures with a rag and then burnishing the surface, it can often take over an hour to ink up a plate before running it through a printing press. Although a small number of prints are taken from the plate each print is unique due to the inking up process which changes every time. Only 4 prints have been taken from this plate and all are quite different resulting in a varied edition (E/V). The measurement refers to the print size not the paper size. There is ample paper space around the print to allow for framing.

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Landscape Artist, Bridget Seaton was born in the UK and became fascinated by Australia’s landscape in 1998 when she first visited as a backpacker. She migrated in 2010 to pursue her love of the Australian bush which is the subject matter for all her work. She works mainly in acrylics and the printmaking methods of monotype and collagraphy. Although based in Fremantle she frequently spends time in the bush, walking and painting on location, an essential part of her process. She holds a fine art degree from Cardiff University (UK) and is a qualified arts educator, teaching both adults and children in the community. Bridget has been selected for various printmaking shows and won first prize in the printmaking category of the Beverley Art Prize 2022. She frequently exhibits in WA in both regional and metro areas. Her paintings are in private collections in Australia and overseas.