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Even Coots Go For IT!
These linocuts feature a coot observed at Kearsney Abbey, Kent going from standing and thinking, then to a
stride and then running for all he's worth.
Even Coots Go For IT! Is an edition of 4 original linocuts with 2 artist's proofs. The edition No 3 has been
entered and accepted by the SWLA (The Society of Wildlife Artists). To be exhibited at their annual
exhibition Sept/Oct 2007, The Mall Galleries, Federation of British Artists, The Mall, London.
It seems whenever you walk in this country near a stretch of water, a busy little coot will be going about
its daily tasks. I wanted to depict the coot as it is often a forgotten friend and it would be a challenge
to make something interesting from the worst possible shape. With linocut avian art, the most difficult
images to produce are white, black or LBJ’s (little brown jobbies) with body shapes like space hoppers. The
colourful, shapely birds are naturally attractive and have been created to be admired.
The coots, unlike the ducks, geese and swans, are as agile on land as they are on water. I believe "Even
Coots Go For IT!" depicts the coot doing what it does best.
Max Angus
August 2007
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Title: Even Coots Go For It
Location: Kearsney Abbey, Kent
Image size: 23x16cm x three images
Medium: Linocut 3 Blocks for each image
Edition size: 4
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