Carol Baines’ painterly prints take inspiration from the natural landscape. Conveying a sense of wilderness and movement through simple, gestural mark-making and delicate textures, her prints are both subtle and atmospheric. Combining many processes, including drypoint, etching, monoprint and screenprint, the resulting semi-abstract works exude a natural energy.

Carol Baines’ painterly prints take inspiration from the natural landscape.

Conveying a sense of wilderness and movement through simple, gestural mark-making and delicate textures, her prints are both subtle and atmospheric. Combining many processes, including drypoint, etching, monoprint and screenprint, the resulting semi-abstract works exude a natural energy.

Coming to printmaking later in life, Baines fulfilled her 18-year-old-self-dream of an Art Foundation Diploma in her late 50’s, was introduced to the print studio, and was ‘home’. She has spent the last 5 years learning from inspirational practitioners and master printmakers across the South West, has created her own studio and has had work included in the 2025 Royal West of England Academy’s Biennial Paper Works, the 2024 Bath Society of Artists exhibition and the 2025 Royal Society of Printmakers Small But Mighty exhibition and the RE International Open.