
Rosie Dobson
Mission
When I first opened my shop, Fountain Stone, in 2019, I was beginning my career as a semi-professional artist, working mainly in print and exploring my lifelong love of birds and nature. My work was initially heavily influenced by an interest in traditional woodcuts, and old book illustrations. My earlier work took the form of an individual study of a bird or animal, and would use the carved lines of relief printing to express form, texture, and light. As I moved on to use the intaglio process of dry-point etching, I developed an interest in using that time-worn aesthetic to reflect our intrinsic connection to the natural world around us.
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Having taken on a full-time job in early 2024, my artistic practice inevitably took a back seat, with the pressures of juggling a career and family life squeezing any creative opportunities to precious bursts of activity. Far from restricting my development as an artist, this has in fact been an intense time of discovering a more confident voice and developing skills which are primarily focused around more abstract reflections on the local landscape and wildlife. I have attended workshops with mentor and friend Brian Hindmarch, and undertaken online courses with the Newlyn School of Art.
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I am currently working on several new pieces, and regularly visiting favourite local (mainly coastal) locations to draw and hone new techniques. I hope to have new work to share later in 2025.​