This painting was inspired by all the beautiful street art that has been showing up all over our city over the past decade or so. I really like that stencilled look. I practiced stencilling onto canvas a few times but it never ends up quite crisp enough for me so I hand painted a stencil inspired Natasha Khan. Natasha Khan is one of my favourite musical artists. I find her music really inspiring to work to because not only has she got a beautiful voice and amazing unique musical ideas but she comes across as very creative in other aspects too. She has a very unique fashion sense, all her video clips are really different and beautiful and her album covers all beautiful works of art. I chose the colours because I really liked the contrast of the black “stencil” with the pastel colours. Also they seemed like the kind of colours that might be used on a wall (sticking with the street art theme).

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All prints are limited edition (1 of 200) and printed on Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag.

“Canson^® Infinity Edition Etching Rag is a 100% cotton Fine Art paper with a smooth texture, reminiscent of the original genuine etching and printmaking papers. The paper has the purest white tone available on the market, without any Optical Brightening Agents, also called OBAs. Optical Brightening Agents are artificial brighteners that deteriorate in time. Canson^® Edition Etching Rag offers a high paper shade stability and a resistance to aging by using natural minerals.

This museum-grade paper provides deep blacks, excellent image sharpness, optimum colour graduation and its unique slight grain makes it ideal for printing detailed work, colour photographs and exceptional black and white portraits.”

The printing is undertaken with specifically designed fine art ink and printers to create accurate colour replication and to ensure longevity.

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