Impressions of Wimbledon Common
Screenprints and monotypes by Katie Preston
28th April - 10th May
Daily 2-5pm
Norman Plastow Gallery
26 Lingfield Road
SW19 4QD
Impressions of Wimbledon Common
Printmaker Katie Preston brings the beauty of Wimbledon Common to life in a vibrant new solo exhibition at the Norman Plastow Gallery, Wimbledon Village, from 28th April to 10th May. Through striking screenprints, expressive monotypes and lively drawings, Katie captures the Common’s shifting seasons and transforms familiar paths, ponds and trees into bold, atmospheric works of art.
Visitors can enjoy a relaxed, inspiring gallery experience and meet the artist in person daily from 2–5pm to hear about her creative process.
15% of print sales (excluding frames) will be donated to the Wimbledon Museum, which is just next door to the gallery.
Where and when
28th April - 10th May
Daily 2-5pm
Norman Plastow Gallery
26 Lingfield Road
SW19 4QD
The gallery is in the heart of Wimbledon Village, accessed from Lingfield Road and also through the Wimbledon Museum Friday-Sunday.
Katie will be at the exhibition throughout opening so do drop in for a chat about her work.
Prints in the exhibition
A new collection of four seasonal prints on coloured Somerset Velvet paper. The texture of this soft paper lends another layer to these atmospheric screenprints.
Edition of 5
Unframed - £250
Framed - float mounted as shown £430
Monotypes are an expressive and more immediate form of printmaking than screenprinting, where each colour layer is prepared and applied separately. With monotype you ink up a plate and use a variety of tools to add and remove ink, before running it through a press.
Each print is unique and an edition of 1.
Framed £195
Unframed £135
This print in three parts was inspired by the work of Japanese printmaker Hiroshige, whose evocative prints of life and landscape in Japan are as fresh as when they were printed in the 19th century.
It shows the paths that lead into Wimbledon Common from Camp Road, each one taking you a different journey through the leafy landscape.
All three prints are in an edition of 10
Individual print £130 unframed; £170 framed
Measures 40cm × 20cm unframed and 50cm x 30cm
Triptych framed as shown £600
Measures 60cm x 90cm
Also available as large scale Giclee prints
Katie is showing a mix of screenprints and monotypes. She will also have her sketchbooks on hand so you can see how sketches and photographs play their part in her printmaking process.
Sketching workshop
Join Katie for a relaxed outdoor sketching workshop on Friday 8th May.
Discover the joy of spending time outside, observing and sketching beautiful Wimbledon Common. Katie will teach you some simple ways to develop your sketching potential – breaking down what you see into simple shapes and areas of dark and light – all the time focusing on the experience rather than the end results. You will be surprised by what you can achieve in two hours!
Date: Friday 8th May
Time: 11.30-1.30pm
Price: £20 per person plus booking fee