Magpie II Hancock Gallery Prints incorporating a vintage wired telephone

incorporating a vintage wired telephone into the design

conveying warmth and vitality

Green is a giclée print with a silkscreen spot glaze

hand-embellished black diamond dust builds a dense

It is simultaneously an homage to and a subversion of one of the most recognised graphic motifs of the 20th century

Magpie II Hancock Gallery Prints incorporating a vintage wired telephoneMagpie II by Karl Martens is a lithograph on 356gsm ARCH watercolour paper, presenting a realistic depiction of a magpie. The focus is on the birds body and long tail, captured with delicate attention to form and movement. Through subtle light and dark contouring, the rounded shape of the magpie's body is carefully rendered, giving it a sense of volume and grace. While the overall palette is restrained, soft hints of green and pink emerge in the tail