I was searching for an artist and found Colin Bailey. I was looking at his pictures and was intrigued by them. The detail that he has on his work is so well done and I like the angle that he takes when he makes his image. In the first picture that I have, it is if you were walking down the street and I like that aspect about it.
The picture that he made is the town of Hastings, England. The other picture is also of Hastings, England. Colin did many prints in the same down and they are all very detailed just like this one. He lives and works in Hastings so some of his pieces are of Hastings. He also lives near Rye and he made this work that is my personal favorite. This picture captures the country side so well in Rye. When I look at this picture I start at the top because it is darker but then on the right hand side of the picture there is this white cloud almost like its a storm coming. Then my eye moves to the bottom and you can see the detail.
The process for these two works of art was etching. They were by and on a copper plate. The picture is so well done and I really appreciate it because I know how difficult etching can be. The composition of the two works of art are well done. Some of the techniques that he uses are hard ground, smoking the plate and soft ground. Smoking the plate gives it a black finish and the soft ground helps leave more texture on the plate. He also has more works on his website http://www.ryepress.com/.
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