A weekend etching workshop using less toxic materials with printmaker Mai Osawa.
Goya used to create line work using copper plate and a process called etching which involves drawing on a plate with a range of tools. This would have helped him manipulate the width and depth of lines and create images with greater elements of fantasy and satirical observation. English writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley described Goya thus; 'No other artist in black and white has ever exhibited such tremendous vitality, such seething indignation and wealth of invention as Goya... [His] prints for this series have placed him next to Rembrandt as one of the two greatest etchers of all time.’
Local artist and etcher, Mai Osawa, will be running the Etching workshop from Reigate Studio. In two days you will learn how to prepare and work with your own image and etch and print a copper plate with a beautiful etching press using a process and materials that are much less-toxic and more environmentally friendly than would have been available to Goya when he was etching!
The course is suitable for all, from absolute beginners to experienced artists
Location. Reigate Art Studios. Just behind Adam’s Gallery on Reigate High St. RH2 9AT
A weekend etching workshop using less toxic materials with printmaker Mai Osawa.
Goya used to create line work using copper plate and a process called etching which involves drawing on a plate with a range of tools. This would have helped him manipulate the width and depth of lines and create images with greater elements of fantasy and satirical observation. English writer and philosopher Aldous Huxley described Goya thus; 'No other artist in black and white has ever exhibited such tremendous vitality, such seething indignation and wealth of invention as Goya... [His] prints for this series have placed him next to Rembrandt as one of the two greatest etchers of all time.’
Local artist and etcher, Mai Osawa, will be running the Etching workshop from Reigate Studio. In two days you will learn how to prepare and work with your own image and etch and print a copper plate with a beautiful etching press using a process and materials that are much less-toxic and more environmentally friendly than would have been available to Goya when he was etching!
The course is suitable for all, from absolute beginners to experienced artists
Location. Reigate Art Studios. Just behind Adam’s Gallery on Reigate High St. RH2 9AT
