Chris is contemporary printmaker and an award winning composer!

He graduated from the University of Liverpool with a first class degree in fine art and music, gained his Masters degree in composition from the University of Newcastle and his PhD from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

As a printmaker he works mainly with relief and intaglio collagraph techniques. He is a published composer and a British Composer Award winner.

He is Director of Music and Performing Arts and a Senior Leader in Education at a school in the West Midlands.

A collagraph is a technique where materials such as paper, tape and fabric are stuck to a printing plate. In this print, carbarundum, a coarse powder, is also used to create the dark areas. The final plate is then inked and printed with a printing press.

Medium: Collagraph
Image size: 20 x 20 cms
Mounted size: 30 x 30 cms
Framed size: 32.5 x 32.5 cms black wooden frame
Edition: 1/15

Note: The framed image on the table here is for illustrative purposes only. Refer to image 2 for the exact frame you will receive and its proportions

The prints are hand printed. There may be slight variations between prints. This is a normal quality that is a result of the hand printmaking process, making each print unique and special.

Chris Long - Tidal 2 Large