alison read
special collection

Alison Read is a full-time printmaker, exhibiting in her own gallery and in a number of other venues scattered across the country. She feels that she is just at the beginning of a career path that is full of interest and promise. Many of her fans will agree with her.

Alison’s upbringing on a farm explains her preoccupation with animals in her work as she had literally spent most of her waking hours outside surrounded by them - cows, cats, dogs and chickens were her constant companions. And of course, having this experience led her to know their characters rather well and have hundreds of stories in her head about them as individuals.

“Although I love all forms of printmaking, my current favourite is the woodcut, and I attack my plates quite brutally at times,” says Alison. “I am always surprised at how simple they are; just a few lines to denote the essentials. I like the hands-on nature of producing a plate and its immediacy. I don’t keep highly detailed sketchbooks etc as I use the plate rather than paper to work out ideas. I think this is why my images are quirky, if I plan too much I find this is often lost”

Prices are for unframed prints.



1 Dare devil sparrow
50 x 35cm woodcut edition of 100 £58


2 Scruffy dog
15 x 6cm etching edition of 100 £35


6 The Athlete
15 x 20cm woodcut edition of 100 £34


7 Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
15 x 26cm linocut edition of 100 £38


8 Big ears
15 x 15cm etching edition of 100 £54


9 Ratty
15 x 15cm etching edition of 100 £50


11 The Visitor
15 x 15cm etching edition of 100 £50


13 The Nose disfigurer
30 x 50cm woodcut edition of 100 £50


16 Harum scarum
20 x 22cm etching edition of 100 £58


17 The Gossip
15 x 20cm woodcut edition of 100 £32


18 The Scruffy Mouse
15 x 15cm etching edition of 100 £50


19 The Listening mouse
15 x 15cm etching edition of 100 £50


20 Erme, George & Nelly
10 x 25cm screenprint edition of 100 £58


22 Ssh....
14 x 10cm woodcut edition of 100 £30


23 The Thinker
15 x 15cm etching edition of 100 £50


24 Brief encounter
10 x 18cm screenprint edition of 100 £28


25 Naughty bird
23 x 12cm etching edition of 100 £48


26 The Mimics
15 x 35cm linocut/drawing edition of 100 £38


27 The Antique dealers
20 x 25cm linocut/printers' block edition of 100 £42

28 The Getaway
24 x 24cm etching edition of 100 £58

29 Harold and Eva
12 x 20cm woodcut edition of 100 £34


30 Frank & Rose
20 x 15cm woodcut edition of 100 £34

32 The Beautiful Tortoise
10 x 12cm etching edition of 100 £50

33 The Gardener
15 x 14cm etching edition of 100 £50


34 The Beautiful Bee
14 x 14cm etching edition of 100 £46

35 The House guest
14 x 14cm etching edition of 100 £50

36 The Discussion
7 x 24cm etching edition of 100 £48


37 The Beautiful Cow
15 x 15cm etching edition of 100 £50

38 Little Owl
15 x 10cm woodcut edition of 100 £30

39 The Polite Dog
14 x 14cm etching edition of 100 £54


40 The Housing shortage
35 x 35cm screenprint/drawing edition of 100 £60

41 The Request
15 x 22cm etching edition of 100 £54

42 The Warm-up
15 x 13cm woodcut edition of 100 £30


44 The Show off
12 x 30cm linocut edition of 100 £34

45 Hare brained
15 x 15cm etching edition of 100 £58

46 The Retired Pugilists
24 x 24cm etching edition of 100 £58


48 Hare stare
15 x 24cm etching edition of 100 £48



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