How much is postage?
The charge for P & P is included in the cost of the prints.
The cost for posting a painting is not included and will be individually priced depending on size and weight.
How will my artwork be delivered?
Artwork will be couriered flat in the UK using Parcel Force, special delivery, and signed for insured up to the value of £500. Artwork must be signed for on receipt of delivery.
Prints posted internationally will be sent in tubes and will be costed individually depending on location.
How long will it take for my artwork to be delivered?
Artwork will be posted within 5-7 days of receipt of payment.
Can you frame my artwork for me?
Paintings may be subject to framing depending on specification. Shadow framing using oak or hand finished painted and waxed white is available and would be individually costed; for example: £70 for a 30cm square painting framed in oak or white painted finish.
Glass frames will not be considered due to fragility during transportation.
What if I’m not happy with my artwork?
If you would like to arrange return, please refer to the terms and conditions below.
What do I need to know about commissions?
Depending on requirement and scale allow 4-6 weeks for completion. I mostly work in oils and acrylic for commissions but have produced watercolours for private commissions. Price will be based on time, scale and materials. I usually work from photographs supplied by customers.
What is the Aquatint process?
A highly polished steel plate is covered in a thin layer of wax called a ground. A sharp tool is then used to draw with; the point of this tool scratches through to the bare metal. The plate is then placed in a tank of ferric chloride for about 6 minutes. Most of the plate is protected by the wax but the drawn lines are deeply etched or bitten, by the ferric, into the steel. To produce the image, the plate is covered in a thick etching ink which is driven into the bitten lines. The surface ink is wiped off the plate with scrim and tissue paper. The wiped plate is then printed using a heavy press which forces damp paper into the etched marks on the plate. This process produces a line drawing.
The picture is always a mirror image of the drawing on the plate. So for many of the prints the drawing is reversed before putting it onto the wax ground.
In order to produce tone and shading, an additional technique is applied, this is an aquatint. A dusting of rosin is shaken onto the copper plate and then heated to keep it there. The plate is placed back in the ferric chloride for a few seconds. When it is removed the areas which are to be the lightest in tone, are covered with a varnish to stop the ferric from affecting them further. The plate is put back in the ferric for some more seconds and the process is repeated building up to an immersion of about forty minutes to generate the darkest tone. It is then inked, wiped and printed. The areas that have been longest in the acid before being covered in varnish, will be the darkest.
Terms and Conditions
ORDERING
- Please note all product dimensions refer to the unframed work. For framed sizes please enquire.
- Your order will be accepted by confirmation email. The email will also confirm details of your order and a dispatch date will follow. This is when our contract with you is made.
- Terms may change. The terms that apply to you are those here on this site on the day you place your order.
- You must supply accurate and up to date information about yourself to enable us to deliver your goods.
- Only payment made in pounds sterling will be accepted.
- We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time
DELIVERY
- The full price of your goods must be received before we can dispatch it.
- You will be emailed upon dispatch.
- All deliveries need to be signed for.
- For deliveries made by courier you will be contacted to arrange a convenient delivery date.
CANCELLATION
- You may not cancel orders for specially commissioned Artworks.
RETURNS AND REFUNDS
- We hope you are delighted with your purchase but if for any reason you are not entirely satisfied we will offer a full refund, provided items are returned to us undamaged and securely wrapped in the original packaging within 14 days of receipt of your order.
- Please ensure that the package is sent signed for and insured to the value of the artwork.
- If you do wish to return an item please contact us for further details.
- Please note commissioned and customised pieces are exempt from the refund policy.
- We are unable to accept responsibility for the non-arrival of returned goods.
- If the goods are not returned in good condition you are liable to us for the cost.
- Please note that the cost of shipping is not refundable.
- In the interests of fraud prevention, your refund will be issued by the same method by which you paid within 30 days of receipt of the return.