THE seven artists included in this exhibition six of them, by the way, are women in general represent, a young generation of printmakers some, in fact, are fresh from art college.
Sophie Aghajanian is the best known, and though her works are monotypes they differ very little from her now familiar pastels. They are equally accomplished, but I feel an element of repetition steadily creeping in.
Siobhan Percy, known for her winged figures and similar, rather heraldic imagery, makes a big break with her previous style in a series of large screen prints which skillfully and effectively mix motifs from Italian fresco cycles with her world of private fantasy.
Michael Lyons, the only male included, shows wood cuts in the harsh but sensitive style established two generations ago by the German and Flemish Expressionists.
Tracy, Staunton's mezzo tints, using very little colour but nevertheless achieving tonal shading and mystery, are highly individual in a quasi surreal, dreamlike vein.
Felicity Clear, working in mixed media in which screen print appears to predominate, contrasts sharp, linear graphic imagery with free, almost washy areas.
The etchings of Elaine Leader lack any really striking imagery, but they are skillfully textured and the colour has depth and resonance.
The other etcher, Ruth O'Donnell, shows perfectly straightforward, even conventional still life themes of objects and fruit, but they are stylishly done and with good colour.
