This unique dark teal blue print, called Alberni Inlet, was made using stable, light fast inks on a wood substrate, so it is durable and made to last. The printed image was created from an original sketch from a boat on Alberni Inlet on the West Coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

The original drawing for Alberni Inlet, was influenced by techniques used in a time before mass produced printing, when artists carved images on wood, rolled ink on top and pressed the image onto paper. They became astonishingly skilled at depicting the world using cross-hatched lines to convey light, shade, form and texture. Later printmakers used this technique to create line drawings of incredible detail etched into metal plates. Many artists keep this time-honoured and highly-skilled tradition alive and I have studied both the early and more modern practitioners to develop my own style.

I have moved to a semi-rural area on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, where deer graze in my front yard and Alberni Inlet gives a sense of the wild beauty that surrounds us. I am producing prints such as Alberni Inlet using durable outdoor printing inks on wood as they can be framed without glass or matting. So they create unique but affordable artworks that are easy and inexpensive to ship. Each one is unique and I really like the somewhat folksy but sophisticated results. For more on the inspiration behind Alberni Inlet, please visit my January 2024 blog.

Alberni Inlet is shipped with an artist-made, sturdy, painted white wood frame and is ready to hang.

dark teal print

Alberni Inlet