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Nautical Antiques by Scott FitzGerald
Artist: Scott Fitzgerald, USA
Media: Etching
Edition: 250
Year: 1983
Image Size: 17 3/4 x 12"
Description:
Nautical Antiques etching by Scott FitzGerald Often called a modem day old master, Scott FitzGerald works alone in his studio creating only a few prints each year. A 14" by 20" copper plate filled with microscopic detail may take 600 hours of careful work. Each print becomes a miniature world waiting to be explored. Although a dedicated artist at an early age, Scott was not aware of the art of etching until his sophomore year in college. He recalls his first experience with the traditional art form, "I knew at once that this was my medium. I liked the technical challenge of the difficult process and the magic of pulling a print off an etching plate." After receiving his Masters degree in art from California State University , Fullerton in 1974, Scott went on to teach at the University for two years. Since then he has devoted himself to printmaking and has produced over 250 prints. As an artist with a strong interest in history, Scott began in 1974 to do a series of 15 prints of local historical landmarks. He has worked on a group of etchings as illustrations for Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses with the prominent English printer John Randle at the Whittington Press. He has also collaborated on a project with writer Ray Bradbury. Perhaps his most ambitious work has been a series of eight antique shops, rendered with such intricacy that they took ten years to complete. Each new print in the series includes an image of the previous print no bigger than a postage stamp, yet in surprising clarity. About his work Scott says, " I want to create images that are warm and inviting, where there is always something more to discover. I believe that good art continues to grow and reveals itself with time. The longer you live with it, the more enjoyable it becomes."
Artist: Scott Fitzgerald, USA
Media: Etching
Edition: 250
Year: 1983
Image Size: 17 3/4 x 12"
Description:
Nautical Antiques etching by Scott FitzGerald Often called a modem day old master, Scott FitzGerald works alone in his studio creating only a few prints each year. A 14" by 20" copper plate filled with microscopic detail may take 600 hours of careful work. Each print becomes a miniature world waiting to be explored. Although a dedicated artist at an early age, Scott was not aware of the art of etching until his sophomore year in college. He recalls his first experience with the traditional art form, "I knew at once that this was my medium. I liked the technical challenge of the difficult process and the magic of pulling a print off an etching plate." After receiving his Masters degree in art from California State University , Fullerton in 1974, Scott went on to teach at the University for two years. Since then he has devoted himself to printmaking and has produced over 250 prints. As an artist with a strong interest in history, Scott began in 1974 to do a series of 15 prints of local historical landmarks. He has worked on a group of etchings as illustrations for Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses with the prominent English printer John Randle at the Whittington Press. He has also collaborated on a project with writer Ray Bradbury. Perhaps his most ambitious work has been a series of eight antique shops, rendered with such intricacy that they took ten years to complete. Each new print in the series includes an image of the previous print no bigger than a postage stamp, yet in surprising clarity. About his work Scott says, " I want to create images that are warm and inviting, where there is always something more to discover. I believe that good art continues to grow and reveals itself with time. The longer you live with it, the more enjoyable it becomes."