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# Richard Foster Traditional hand etched prints

Artist printmaker

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://rfetchings.co.uk/blog/)
- [One Down, One to Go!](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/one-down-one-to-go/) - Richard Foster exhibiting etchings and drypoint etchings at Borders Art Fair
- [Megalith I Version 2](https://rfetchings.co.uk/new-work/megalith-i-version-2/) - A new version of Megalith I, the first of a series of drypoint etchings exploring Neolithic standing stones and their function, this time including new etched and blind embossed elements
- [Second Swimming Place](https://rfetchings.co.uk/new-work/second-swimming-place/) - A new drypoint etching from a series celebrating the wild swimming places of the north. Black Moss Pot is in Langstrath, in the north of the Lake District.
- [Return to the Borders Art Fair](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/return-to-the-borders-art-fair/) - Richard Foster exhibiting at the Borders Art Fair 13th - 15th March 2026
- [Fusion Art Fair](https://rfetchings.co.uk/landscape/fusion-art-fair/) - Richard Foster exhibiting new work at the Fusion Art Fair in Harrogate in March 2026
- [Christmas at Yew Tree Bard](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/christmas-at-yew-tree-bard/) - Richard Foster at Yew Tree Bard
- [Small Winter](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/small-winter/) - Bird in the Bush exhibited in Norfolk
- [Swimming Place I](https://rfetchings.co.uk/landscape/swimming-place-i/) - A new drypoint etching of Galleny Force in the Lake District.
- [Prints in Kirkcudbright](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/prints-in-kirkcudbright/) - Richard Foster's prints at the Whitehouse Gallery, Kirkcudbright,, from the 1st November
- [Return to Kelso](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/return-to-kelso/) - Richard Foster exhibiting, once again, at the Borders Art Fair in Kelso next March
- [Mid Wales inspiration](https://rfetchings.co.uk/blog/mid-wales-inspiration/) - Inspiration of Neolithic monuments, like the Dyffryn Ardudwy dolmens, on Richard Foster's printmaking
- [Autumn Inspiration](https://rfetchings.co.uk/blog/autumn-inspiration/) - Inspiration of wild swimming for a series of new etchings by Richard Foster
- [Lake Artists Society Summer Exhibition](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/lake-artists-society-summer-exhibition/) - Five prints on display at the Lake Artists Society exhibition in Grasmere
- [Prints at Scar Gallery](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/prints-at-scar-gallery/) - Prints on display at the Scar Gallery
- [Cornish Inspiration](https://rfetchings.co.uk/blog/cornish-inspiration-2/) - Cornwall and its inspiration upon Richard Foster's printmaking and drawing technique
- [Another Holme](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/another-holme/) - Details of the Lake Artists Society exhibition in August 2025 and Holme III, a drypoint etching that will be displayed there.
- [101](https://rfetchings.co.uk/landscape/101/) - This quick sketch was created recently in Cornwall and depicts Men-Al-Tor, three stones which were once part of a Bronze Age circle. The strange hole in the centre of the large stone makes this one of the county's best known monuments. The locals call this site 101. I hope it will feature in a print
- [Cornish Inspiration](https://rfetchings.co.uk/studies/cornish-inspiration/) - I have just returned from an amazing visit to Cornwall where I explored some of the amazing Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments of the region, including stone circles, standing stones, passage and dolmen tombs etc I'm now reviewing the sketches and photographs I created and working out which will feature in future prints. All very
- [Holme II](https://rfetchings.co.uk/new-work/holme-ii/) - Introducing the second print exploring the holmes or islands of Lakeland.
- [Return to the Neolithic](https://rfetchings.co.uk/neolithic/return-to-the-neolithic/) - Plans for new prints inspired by Neolithic monuments and created using drypoint and blind embossing.
- [Exploring Lakeland Islands](https://rfetchings.co.uk/blog/exploring-lakeland-islands/) - Description of the series of holme or island prints currently being created by Richard Foster
- [Gone to Printfest](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/gone-to-printfest/) - Richard Foster exhibiting at Printfest, today and tomorrow in Ulverston, Cumbria.
- [Printfest is Here!](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/printfest-is-here/) - Richard Foster is exhibiting at Printfest, in Ulverston, Cumbria on the 3rd and 4th of May 2025
- [Spring Sketching](https://rfetchings.co.uk/blog/spring-sketching/) - Spring sunshine and the chance to sketch trees before leaves hide their branches.
- [The Power of Paper](https://rfetchings.co.uk/new-work/the-power-of-paper/) - Description of how white paper plays a central role in Richard Foster's printmaking
- [Getting Ready for Printfest](https://rfetchings.co.uk/landscape/getting-ready-for-printfest/) - Now that the Borders Art Fair is over, it's time to start creating new work for Printfest, the festival of Affordable Printmaking at the Coronation Hall in Ulverston, in Cumbria. The show brings together printmakers from across the UK and includes every form of printmaking. I'll be working on more drypoint etchings of Lake District
- [A BIG Thank You](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/a-big-thank-you/) - Thank you to those who visited my stand at the Borders Art Fair
- [Get To the Point](https://rfetchings.co.uk/landscape/get-to-the-point/) - Description of how Richard Foster's etchings are drawn using a "point"
- [Borders Art Fair This Weekend](https://rfetchings.co.uk/neolithic/borders-art-fair-this-weekend/) - Exhibiting at Borders Art Fair
- [To Ink or Not to Ink](https://rfetchings.co.uk/blog/to-ink-or-not-to-ink/) - Description of the importance of wiping ink when creating an etching print
- [Exhibiting at Heart Gallery](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/exhibiting-at-heart-gallery/) - Naturally Inspired exhibition at the Heart Gallery, Hebden Bridge and including prints by Richard Foster
- [Exhibiting at Printfest](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/exhibiting-at-printfest/) - Announcement of exhibiting at Printfest in Ulverston from 2nd to 4th May 2025
- [Borders Art Fair](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/borders-art-fair/) - Announcement of exhibiting at the Borders Art Fair in Kelso from 14th - 16th March 2025

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- [Home](https://rfetchings.co.uk/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(117,156,193,0.91) 0%|rgba(52,77,124,0.81) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://rfetchings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/etch-textures.jpg” custom_padding=”23px||24px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”5px||5px||true|false” custom_padding_phone=”5px||5px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” width_tablet=”” width_phone=”95%” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” max_width=”95%” module_alignment=”center” custom_padding=”19px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Discover the Art of Richard Foster” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”ddeb8c09-9078-4424-bc15-2efb6572e28e” title_text_align=”center” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”68px” custom_margin=”||15px|||” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”|0px||0px|false|true” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” title_font_size_phone=”32px” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”0504de1e-f5ff-4281-ba60-cbbe4edf98bc” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”23px” text_orientation=”center” max_width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”-11px||||false|false” locked=”off”
- [About](https://rfetchings.co.uk/about/) - Find out more about Richard Foster, his etchings and inspiration.
- [Neolithic Monuments](https://rfetchings.co.uk/neolithic-monuments/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”45px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Neolithic Prints[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”2c55a9c4-feed-423b-9edb-ae0b5b365cac” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]Richard is interested in the power and sheer volume of Neolithic standing stones. He removes landscape context and detail so the focus is entirely on the stones themselves. He believes this mirrors the interest of
- [Allotment & Garden](https://rfetchings.co.uk/allotment-garden/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”45px” header_font_size_tablet=”35px” header_font_size_phone=”30px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}”]Allotment & Garden Prints[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”e82c9a88-278f-462b-ba42-48a6110403f1″ border_color_all=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” global_colors_info=”{}”]Richard is a keen gardener and has become fascinated by the energy of the seasons; the slow explosion of growth as seeds germinate and develop to full maturity. The prints
- [Studies & Other work](https://rfetchings.co.uk/studies-other-work/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_font_size=”45px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Studies & Sketches[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Drawing and sketching in the landscape is the foundation of Richard’s work. Some drawings are simply to capture a moment and others are concious preparation for a new print. Each sketchbook is a visual diary
- [Landscape](https://rfetchings.co.uk/landscape/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”_initial” header_font_size=”65px” global_colors_info=”{}”]Landscape Prints[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ global_colors_info=”{}”]Richard Foster’s landscape etchings and drypoints are inspired by the northern landscape. Rather than obviously scenic subjects, Richard focuses on the everyday places where we walk the dog or take a run. Trees bent by
- [Contact](https://rfetchings.co.uk/contact/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Contact” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”5138c454-be54-4233-bd3b-f8e6a8747976″ custom_padding=”||11px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”73121f80-a3ef-4484-8763-c3f18e3c56d2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Get in Touch” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”c33f07d9-41e0-421a-8799-5799df695cce” title_level=”h1″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_heading][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”5138c454-be54-4233-bd3b-f8e6a8747976″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”73121f80-a3ef-4484-8763-c3f18e3c56d2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]Please reach out if you would like to enquire about purchasing or stocking my work – I’d love to hear from
- [Events](https://rfetchings.co.uk/events/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(32,60,96,0.66) 0%|rgba(117,156,193,0.62) 100%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://rfetchings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Beech-Copse.jpg” custom_padding=”24px||31px|||” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-9146401a-97b7-42e8-a889-fc864ddc8d37%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-9146401a-97b7-42e8-a889-fc864ddc8d37″ width=”100%” max_width=”80%” custom_padding=”12px|15px|16px|15px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-9146401a-97b7-42e8-a889-fc864ddc8d37%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Events” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”_initial” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”22px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22link_text_color%22,%22link_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22,%22header_6_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22,%22header_6_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-secondary-color%22:%91%22quote_border_color%22,%22quote_border_color%22%93}”]Checkout Richard Foster’s upcoming events and exhibitions. From print fairs to open studio events, this page provides details on where
- [Inspiration](https://rfetchings.co.uk/inspiration/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” use_background_color_gradient=”on” background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” background_color_gradient_stops=”rgba(255,255,255,0.64) 1%|rgba(255,255,255,0.82) 99%” background_color_gradient_overlays_image=”on” background_image=”https://rfetchings.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/avenue.jpg” background_position=”top_center” custom_padding=”24px||31px|||” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22,%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93,%22gcid-9146401a-97b7-42e8-a889-fc864ddc8d37%22:%91%22background_color_gradient_stops%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”gcid-9146401a-97b7-42e8-a889-fc864ddc8d37″ width=”100%” max_width=”80%” custom_margin=”10px||10px||true|false” custom_padding=”12px|15px|16px|15px|false|true” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-9146401a-97b7-42e8-a889-fc864ddc8d37%22:%91%22background_color%22%93}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.2″ _module_preset=”default” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”]Inspiration[/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_font_size=”22px” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-primary-color%22:%91%22link_text_color%22,%22link_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-heading-color%22:%91%22header_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22,%22header_6_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22,%22header_text_color%22,%22header_4_text_color%22,%22header_3_text_color%22,%22header_2_text_color%22,%22header_5_text_color%22,%22header_6_text_color%22,%22quote_text_color%22%93,%22gcid-secondary-color%22:%91%22quote_border_color%22,%22quote_border_color%22%93}”]Richard Foster’s creative process is deeply rooted in his passion for traditional printmaking techniques and his keen observation of the
- [Collections](https://rfetchings.co.uk/collections/) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Gallery” _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” collapsed=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”5138c454-be54-4233-bd3b-f8e6a8747976″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”73121f80-a3ef-4484-8763-c3f18e3c56d2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”View Print Collections” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”c33f07d9-41e0-421a-8799-5799df695cce” title_text_align=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”2c55a9c4-feed-423b-9edb-ae0b5b365cac” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-36fd78a7-34bc-404d-873c-dafa34efaae5%22:%91%22icon_color%22,%22icon_color%22%93}” body_font_size_tablet=”15px” body_font_size_phone=”14px” body_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” sticky_enabled=”0″]Richard Foster’s work delves into the everyday beauty of the northern landscape, the monumental presence of Neolithic structures and the dynamic energy of plants.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row
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