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| Tim Slatter is a professional landscape etcher living printing and selling in Whitstable in Kent He
comes from and started his business in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire
in 1997 and went on to show in over 150 shows as far away as North India.
He
has shown at Bonham's Fine Art Auctioneers, Lotherton Hall, The Mall
Galleries, Ripley Castle, The Reubens Gallery and with Barn Galleries,
Henley.
His last big studio was at the Chocolate Factory, Stoke Newington, however he's just built himself a huge new one in his garden, and is happily printing away! He was a finalist in the Northern: Shell Livewire Young Business of the Year award 2000. Best of show at The Ripon Art Festival in 2002. i-crossing: Best Artist: Brighton Open House 2008. Tim has 16 etchings in the permanent collection of the Houses of Parliament, courtesy of the Princes Trust who initially set him up in business, and has pictures in collections in several countries, including Australia, Saudi Arabia, India and America. Prince Charles opened one of Tim's shows at the Prince's Trust Head Office 2002, and accepted an etching from the artist. He featured on Dales Diary on Tyne tees in 2000. 'So hows it done then?' Well...He takes a sheet of steel and rolls beeswax over it, then draws detailed images into the wax. The steel plate is then thrown into metal eating acid, which runs through the holes in the beeswax and chews into the steel. Different coloured oil paints are then carefully rubbed into the tiny etched lines, and more colours rolled over the top. The plate is laid onto an etching press and acid free paper is laid onto the plate, and squeezed between rollers at a pressure of three tonnes. The ink is transferred onto the paper and gives the final etching. If you wish to purchase an etching please email or call me, and payment can be made by my digital credit and debit card machine by phone. Cheques are welcome aswell. The etching can then be securely posted. timetcher@aol.com
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