LORRAINE DE LA VERPILLIERE
Artist and printmaker
Lorraine is a Franco-British artist-printmaker and art historian based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Working primarily in linocut, she creates handmade prints inspired both by the quiet nostalgia of the places she loves between France and Britain, and by her enduring fascination with the history and language of printmaking.
LORRAINE DE LA VERPILLIERE
Artist and printmaker
Lorraine is a Franco-British artist-printmaker and art historian based in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Working primarily in linocut, she creates handmade prints inspired both by the quiet nostalgia of the places she loves between France and Britain, and by her enduring fascination with the history and language of printmaking.
PRINTMAKING PROCESS
My printmaking practice explores two very different techniques: linocut and mezzotint.
In linocut, the image is carved in relief on a block of linoleum — the raised surface is inked and pressed onto paper, creating the design. I work with traditional grey lino and enjoy experimenting with multi-colour prints. I love using the reduction method, where each layer is printed and then carved away, making every edition truly unique.
Mezzotint, by contrast, is an intaglio process. The image is created by smoothing areas of a roughened metal plate so that the ink settles in the remaining texture, printing from dark to light. The result is a print with deep velvety blacks and luminous, glowing tones.
RECENT WORK
My work features urban views as well as rural and natural landscapes inspired by places dear to my heart – the beautiful coastal town of Houlgate in Normandy, my childhood memories of Paris, or scenes from my adoptive city of Cambridge, United Kingdom. I also enjoy experimenting with motifs and themes that resonate with my knowledge of art history and early modern print culture. I work primarily with linocut but have also started to explore other printmaking techniques, such as mezzotint.
BLACK & WHITE PRINTS
BICOLOUR & MUTLICOLOUR PRINTS
