Tom Davidson - lino cutting and prints

Tom Davidson was born in 1956,  he is a local artist who has a Gallery in Earlston,  in the Scottish Borders. His main form of artwork is producing  lino cuttings, which are transferred into prints . He first gained interest in printmaking in his first year at College in 1984. He creates images from one piece of linoleum using a reduction process then adds colour to make a series of images. Each image is hand-drawn onto the lino,then when its cut,  colour is added, working from light to dark. Tom usually adds two colours at the same time and can produce up to 6 prints with each lino cutting. It can take up to 6 weeks to complete a print as the process has to be done in stages. When producing a series of prints, Tom will usually make between 20 and 30 editions so that it would appeal more to a collector than a large selection would.
I found this work to be really interesting, the detail within each print is incredible. With the use of fine line and delicate shapes,  he is able to create an image representing a 3d view. Below are some examples of his work :