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A Day at the Fair by Scott FitzGerald
Artist: Scott Fitzgerald, USA
Media: Etching
Edition: 300
Year: 1989
Image Size: 17 3/4 x 11 3/4"
Description:
A Day at the Fair etching by Scott FitzGerald Often called amodem day old master, Scott FitzGerald works alone in his studio creating onlya few prints each year. A 14" by 20" copper plate filled withmicroscopic detail may take 600 hours of careful work. Each print becomes aminiature world waiting to be explored. Although a dedicated artist at an earlyage, Scott was not aware of the art of etching until his sophomore year incollege. He recalls his first experience with the traditional art form, "Iknew at once that this was my medium. I liked the technical challenge of thedifficult process and the magic of pulling a print off an etching plate." After receivinghis Masters degree in art from California State University , Fullerton in1974, Scott went on to teach at the University for two years. Since then he hasdevoted himself to printmaking and has produced over 250 prints. As an artistwith a strong interest in history, Scott began in 1974 to do a series of 15prints of local historical landmarks. He has worked on a group of etchings asillustrations for Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses withthe prominent English printer John Randle at the Whittington Press. He has alsocollaborated on a project with writer Ray Bradbury. Perhaps his most ambitiouswork has been a series of eight antique shops, rendered with such intricacythat they took ten years to complete. Each new print in the series includes animage of the previous print no bigger than a postage stamp, yet in surprisingclarity. About his work Scottsays, " I want to create images thatare warm and inviting, where there is always something more to discover. Ibelieve that good art continues to grow and reveals itself with time. Thelonger you live with it, the more enjoyable it becomes."
Artist: Scott Fitzgerald, USA
Media: Etching
Edition: 300
Year: 1989
Image Size: 17 3/4 x 11 3/4"
Description:
A Day at the Fair etching by Scott FitzGerald Often called amodem day old master, Scott FitzGerald works alone in his studio creating onlya few prints each year. A 14" by 20" copper plate filled withmicroscopic detail may take 600 hours of careful work. Each print becomes aminiature world waiting to be explored. Although a dedicated artist at an earlyage, Scott was not aware of the art of etching until his sophomore year incollege. He recalls his first experience with the traditional art form, "Iknew at once that this was my medium. I liked the technical challenge of thedifficult process and the magic of pulling a print off an etching plate." After receivinghis Masters degree in art from California State University , Fullerton in1974, Scott went on to teach at the University for two years. Since then he hasdevoted himself to printmaking and has produced over 250 prints. As an artistwith a strong interest in history, Scott began in 1974 to do a series of 15prints of local historical landmarks. He has worked on a group of etchings asillustrations for Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses withthe prominent English printer John Randle at the Whittington Press. He has alsocollaborated on a project with writer Ray Bradbury. Perhaps his most ambitiouswork has been a series of eight antique shops, rendered with such intricacythat they took ten years to complete. Each new print in the series includes animage of the previous print no bigger than a postage stamp, yet in surprisingclarity. About his work Scottsays, " I want to create images thatare warm and inviting, where there is always something more to discover. Ibelieve that good art continues to grow and reveals itself with time. Thelonger you live with it, the more enjoyable it becomes."