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Apr 2024
Landscape artist Jason Hicklin’s work is to go on exhibition in Harrogate this month.
His new collection of etchings, which is inspired by Yorkshire’s heritage coast, will be on show at the Watermark Gallery on Royal Parade from April 12 – 27.
Hicklin is a Shropshire based landscape artist acclaimed for his ability to produce dramatic images capturing the feel of the weather and light and its effect on the landscape.
All of his work begins outdoors after stopping to sketch the views, from which he creates the etchings and his prints are then produced.
The works set to go on display are the final pieces produced from a three-walk trilogy along the Yorkshire coast, the Thames and the Pembrokeshire coast. Seven prints have been created from the etchings, some 1 x1.5 metres in size, which will get their premiere at the exhibition.
Hicklin, Stottle Bank Nook from Cradle Head 2024
Etching is a technique that uses acid to create a chemical action to produce incised lines in a metal printing plate which then hold applied ink to form the image from which prints are made.
Hicklin believes printmaking from etchings ‘democratises art’ by making works accessible to greater numbers of people, as even limited-edition prints are much more affordable than original paintings.
He said:
Liz Hawkes, owner of the Watermark Gallery, said:
Hicklin, Selwicks Bay 2024
For more information on the exhibition click here.
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