Carry Akroyd SWLA

My starting point is direct drawing in the landscape, though my work is usually about colour. I am primarily a printmaker, mostly with screenprinting. I combine monoprinting methods and photostencils, to test the dynamic between planned intentions and spontaneous reactivity in building up an image; the interface between the deliberate, the impulsive and the accidental. I change media regularly to keep my practice fresh, so I paint and draw with a variety of materials and venture into other forms of printmaking such as etching and relief printing. I usually have a number of works on the go at once, and am only really happy when there is a ‘queue’ of ideas. I have done some illustration work, mostly with linocuts. I only do commissions if it is something that I am really interested in doing.