COLIN BAILEY
ARTIST & PRINTMAKER
Limited edition fine art prints. Original etchings, paintings
and reproduction giclee prints



WHAT IS A LIMITED EDITION PRINT?
The terms Limited Edition Print, Original Print, and Reproduction Print are often confusing. Printing has always been associated with the mass production of the written word or image and so the phrase original print seems a contradiction in terms.
Printmaking as a form of fine art has become distinctly separate from printing as the process of reproducing multiple images.
Printmaker is used to describe an artist who works directly with the medium that will be printed from; as opposed to reproducing an image created in another medium.
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All etchings on this site are drawn, etched and hand pulled by Colin Bailey.
All giclee prints on this site are scanned from Colin Bailey's own original paintings and printed by Colin Bailey.

Architecture as Science and Art

Building design and construction will never be possible without the application of architecture as a basic component. This is the process of designing and constructing functional spaces with aesthetic and historical considerations. This discipline utilises various materials and technology, including lighting, shadows and textures. In addition, it includes the practical elements of design needed for the planning and construction, as well as the cost of buildings.

Generally, architectural jobs are known as important symbols of any culture. Meanwhile, these are also perceived as examples of functional art. In fact, major historical civilisations are often identified by their achievements in this field. Over the years, architecture slowly evolved to have its own design philosophies and movements. Eventually, architecture came to be influenced by three basic ideals, which are beauty, durability and utility.

Nevertheless, contemporary architecture basically requires the services of a team of professionals with specialist functions to perform during the process. Such functions are then divided and classified in accordance with the project type, project delivery methods and technological expertise. Despite the emergence of modern architecture that involves high technology media, the basic requirement of a good architectural design remains unblemished. This has been referred to as the fundamental element of modern architectural designs.

With the combination of artistic and engineering skills, each building that rises across the street owes a lot to architecture. Just by looking at the structure, you can actually marvel at the amount of detail and thought that was involved in creating it; proof indeed that architecture plays a major role in the design that reflects both beauty and function.

Etching is one of the oldest and most satisfying forms of printmaking and in the hands of a expert can deliver intricacies of line and tone unrivalled by any other printing process.
Etchings are the prints produced by etching an image on a copper or zinc plate, using acid, filling the textures of the image with ink and then printing it on to paper by running it through a heavy press.
Recommended fine art materials & printmaking suppliers: Where to buy the cheapest canvas, paints & brushes, copper etching plates, paper & ink.
The Fallen Angel series of oil paintings have led to a number of enquiries about commissions. If you would like to commission an oil figure painting in a similar style as the Fallen Angel paintings from your own photograph please click on: Further Details

Are you an artist with a portfolio of water colours, drawings or oil / acrylic paintings that you would like to have reproduced as giclee prints?