Art will hopefully keep its place in the draft specification.
I was sorry to hear this evening of the passing of Norman Ackroyd on Monday: one of our very greatest landscape artists.
He was a remarkable printmaker and artist. He shared the laborious process of making his etchings in several documentaries.
Listen to this programme with Robert MacFarlane.
RIP the great artist Norman Ackroyd (1938-16.09.24): etcher-magician who conjured weather & light from metal & acid; his work constitutes one of the great visual records of this archipelago’s edges.
— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) September 18, 2024
We travelled together—& I made this programme with him: https://t.co/Y5licHxpcP pic.twitter.com/8bQDR95Fph
Here's the first part of a documentary on his method featuring some of his art...
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