Woodblock prints by Howard Phipps

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Howard Phipps is a British artist who specializes in wood engraving. His works hang in several museums. Along with his woodblock prints he also does watercolors, etchings and illustrations. 

He was born in Wales, but now lives near Salisbury in the south of England where he draws inspiration from the nearby Wiltshire and Dorset downs. He does landscapes and interior scenes. As it says in his biographical information on his website:

Much of Howards art is rooted in the downs of Wiltshire and Dorset, with their deep coombes and Beech clumps. He works from drawings and watercolours made on location, using light to reveal the underlying sculptural form of the landscape. Ancient trackways and striking hill forms draw his eye – timeless places on which earlier generations have left their mark. His subsequent wood engravings are profoundly imbued with a sense of place.

This is a small sample of his prints taken from his website. There are many more examples of his work at that site. As you can see in the above example, he does colored prints as well as black and white ones. If your interested in acquiring one, his works are affordable, most in the vicinity of $300.

Howard Phipps