Max Angus SWLA
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Max Angus originally comes from a painting and strong graphic drawing background. It is with this background that she finds it important, as an artist, to ground a subject in their own space or environment.
Angus's work is inspired by her everyday surroundings. From the village trees to off season trips to North Norfolk to see the migrating geese, and visit coastal bird reserves. She tries to capture that shared moment with wildlife and their natural surroundings.
Methodology
Max Angus continues to maintain a sketchbook with copious amounts of scrap paper. The limited detail captured with a pencil is just enough for the outlines for the linocuts. In her studio, the sketches are put together to create a composition that she feels represents the movement of the subject, the weather or what she can remember of that time.
The blocks are cut first considering light, shade and the overlapping of
colours to make additional colour combinations. The limited palette takes weeks of trial and error. Each colour chosen is dependent on the relationship and quantity of the adjacent colours and the overlapping blocks. If the image requires additional colours then additional blocks are introduced.
Bio
1998: Printmaking South Kent College then on to KIAD
2010: Elected Associate member of the SWLA
2012: Elected to full membership of the SWLA
2013: Elected to the Council of the SWLA
2014: Elected as the Treasurer for the SWLA (2014-2023)
2021: Co-opted as Trustee for the SWLA
2022: Elected as Trustee for the SWLA
Scholarships, Awards, Prizes
2007 Birds Illustrated Magazine Printmaking Award
2008 St Cuthbert Mill Printmaking Award
2014 Dry Red Press Award