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| PORTRAITS OF BRITAIN | |
| A portfolio of fine limited edition watercolour prints by Philip & Glyn Martin
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It has taken these talented brothers thousands of miles around Britain. They have painted scenes in rural villages, industrial towns and cathedral cities, tiny fishing villages and great city ports, humble cottages and stately homes.
Gradually they have built up an impressive portfolio of many hundreds of different prints which continues to grow as demand for their work increases. It has been a huge task but the care and attention to detail shows through in each picture. 'Portraits of Britain' have rapidly become collectors items especially as only 850 prints are taken from each original. |
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Each print is one of a strictly limited edition, individually numbered out of 850 and signed. The original watercolours are used only for one edition and no other reproduction is made.
The high quality of printing and the material used sets these prints apart. They are difficult to distinguish from the originals as they retain so much of the feel and delicacy of watercolour. The artists themselves are very involved in the printing process. They work with a talented craftsman who has developed a way of printing on real watercolour paper. This paper is produced especially for them by an English mill. It is made from 100% cotton and is completely acid free. Image Size: 6 3/4 x 5 1/2 inches.
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Philip Martin was born in Brighton in 1952. After sachool he went to Jesus College, Cambridge where he spent five years studying architecture. On leaving university he worked for a short period in an architectural practice while continuing to paint. Soon demand for he paintings grew and he gave up his architectural career to concentrate full time on painting. He has exhibited widely throughout the countrry and his drawings and paintings have been commissioned by a large number of individuals, companies and publications. He now lives and works in an old farmhouse on the edge of the historic city of Cambridge. |
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Glyn Martin was born in Brighton in 1955. For as far back as he can remember his main interest has been painting. He studied Fine Art at Brighton Polytechnic, Norwich School of Art and finally at the University of East Anglia. Almost immediately after leaving university he began work as a full time artist and soon settled on the medium of watercolour. He has had several one-man exhibitions and he has attracted a consideralbe number of private and public collectors and a widening reputation as a fine artist in watercolour. He now lives in a beautiful part of the Devon countryside with his wife and three children. |
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16.00 each