Foreword ‘Over the last 10 years I have been making trips to the islands of Scotland, those off the west coast - the Inner and Outer Hebrides. Walking and drawing on the islands and the ferries which connect the islands has resulted each year in etchings, drawings, paintings and monotypes. Last year I decided to make my first visit to Orkney: 67 islands, 7 miles north of the northern tip of mainland Scotland. I made the trip in December 2014, which meant short daylight hours, so early starts and treks back in the dark. Because of my limited time, I concentrated my walks on West Mainland, South Ronaldsay, Rousay and Hoy, which still enabled views of the surrounding islands.' - Jason Hicklin, April 2015
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‘The title for the show comes from words by Ian Hamilton Finlay which are carved into a fifteen tonne piece of Portland stone from Cornwall and now situated on the Isle of Rousay, Orkney. The small etching in the show titled ‘Westray Firth and Faraclett Head, Rousay’ was from a drawing made sitting on this stone.’ - Jason Hicklin
Top left: Photo of Ian Hamilton Finlay’s sculpture on Orkney carved with the words ‘Gods of the Earth, Gods of the Sea’. Photograph courtesy of The Pier Arts Centre and Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay. Bottom left: ‘Westray Firth and Faraclett Head, Rousay’, Jason Hicklin. Etching on paper.
Notes on the works in the exhibition ETCHINGS The etchings are made on zinc plates, etched with nitric acid and editioned to thirty on Somerset paper. Each is signed, dated and titled in pencil.
MONOTYPES The monotypes are printed in a graphite etching ink on smooth South Bank paper. The graphite ink has been drawn onto large sheets of glass before the paper is laid onto the ink. No press is involved, they are all printed from the pressure Jason exerts with his hand onto the back of the paper. Each is signed, dated and titled in pencil.
ZINC PANELS The etched zinc panels have been etched with nitric acid and inked up in a permanent etching ink and protected with a matt lacquer finish. They are mounted onto wooden panels and titled and signed on the reverse.
PAINTINGS The diptychs on canvas are painted in Paynes Grey etching ink. They are signed, dated and titled in pencil on the reverse.
Rora Head, Hoy (previous pages) Original etching on 2 sheets | Dimensions: 1360 x 480 mm | £1,700 framed
Westray Firth and Faraclett Head Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm | Paper: 460 x 255 mm
£420 framed
Egilsay from Rousay Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm |Â Paper: 460 x 255 mm
ÂŁ420 framed
Hoy from the Bay of Ireland Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm | Paper: 460 x 255 mm
£420 framed
Castle Skerry from Burwick Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm |Â Paper: 460 x 255 mm
ÂŁ420 framed
Loch of Stenness Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm | Paper: 460 x 255 mm
£420 framed
Maes Howe from the Stones of Stenness Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm |Â Paper: 460 x 255 mm
ÂŁ420 framed
Rora Head Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm | Paper: 460 x 255 mm
£420 framed
Old Man of Hoy Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm |Â Paper: 460 x 255 mm
ÂŁ420 framed
Old Head, South Ronaldsay Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm | Paper: 460 x 255 mm
£420 framed
Hoy across Scapa Flow from Wideford Hill Original etching Image: 390 x 165 mm |Â Paper: 460 x 255 mm
ÂŁ420 framed
Rora Head, Hoy (previous pages) Monotype on 2 sheets | Dimensions: 1380 x 475 mm | £2,500 framed
Old Man of Hoy, Rora Head Original etching Image: 555 x 245 mm | Paper: 610 x 305 mm
£720 framed
Scapa Flow Original etching Image: 555 x 245 mm |Â Paper: 610 x 305 mm
ÂŁ720 framed
Rerwick Head from Deerness Monotype on paper Dimensions: 740 x 260 mm
ÂŁ1,100 framed
Hoy from the Pentland Firth (following pages) Etching ink on canvas | Dimensions: 2440 x 920 mm | ÂŁ4,500
Mull Head from Rerwick Head Monotype on paper Dimensions: 740 x 260 mm
ÂŁ1,100 framed
Egilsay from Rousay Etched zinc panel Dimensions: 455 x 255 mm
ÂŁ1,500
Eynhallow from Rousay Etched zinc panel Dimensions: 455 x 255 mm
ÂŁ1,500
Rora Head, Hoy Etched zinc panel Dimensions: 455 x 255 mm
ÂŁ1,500
Pentland Firth Etched zinc panel Dimensions: 455 x 255 mm
ÂŁ1,500
Scapa Flow Etched zinc panel Dimensions: 1300 x 900 mm
ÂŁ5,000
Published to accompany the exhibition
Gods of the Earth, Gods of the Sea 13 May – 7 June 2015 Eames Fine Art Gallery 58 Bermondsey Street SE1 3UD All images copyright Jason Hicklin, 2015.
Eames Fine Ar t Ltd Galler y: 58 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UD Studio: Ground Floor, 54-58 Tanner Street, London SE1 3PH T: 0 2 0 7 4 0 7 6 5 6 1 E: info@eamesfineart.com W: eamesfineart.com