Dream River - Limited Edition of 25 Artwork by Hermione Carline

New Media: Photo, Drawing, Watercolor, Ink, Stencil on Paper.

Following a trip to China in 2018, I have created a new series of work inspired by the limestone mountains of Guanxi rising out of the Li and Yulong rivers in the south west of the country. I was trying to capture through colour and transformation the atmosphere and memory of the feeling I had for this extraordinary landscape that was under the sea over four million years ago.

In Dream River I was focusing on the playful nature of this image. The atmosphere felt lighthearted and I chose this title to inspire the imagination whilst capturing this perfect mirror image of a reflection.

My prints are a result of a process that combines ink and watercolour paintings onto Japanese Hodomuro paper together with monoprints created using hand cut paper stencils.

My ink paintings are produced as separate pieces specifically for my prints that express in abstract terms my feelings and memories of the place. The monoprints are more about the physical landscape and shapes. I photograph these and then layer them together digitally to form my prints.