Street Corner in Oban, Scotland - photogravure print - The Weekly Edition

Street Corner in Oban, Scotland - photogravure print - The Weekly EditionIn 2009, I undertook a 3 week photographic commission in Scotland, during which I photographed this street corner in Oban; the birthplace of the renowned Oban Distillery, renowned for its beloved single malt whisky. This hand pulled photogravure print is made with Charbonnel Bistre, 55981 Black, and sanguine inks on Hahnemhle copperplate paper. I printed an edition of 8 numbered prints and 3 A P prints. Hand pulled print by Ray Bidegain Limited

chine collé - Gampi Kitaka

This hand-pulled polymer photogravure print is made with Gamblin Portland Black and a touch of sepia ink on Rives BFK paper

I am enjoying using this new printmaking method I love so much to make reproductions of otherwise single objects

I first discovered curated windows on the front of homes in Central Europe when I was traveling in Prague

with a dash of Charbonnel sanguine red ink on Hahnemühle copperplate paper

5 x 20 sheet

I worked its way for around a year before I tired of cutting 8x10 sheet film down in the dark

5 x 8 on an 11x15 sheet

I found the architectural details in Paris captured my attention over and over again

I look up and see this wonderful and beautiful shape hanging there in the sky

This hand-pulled polymer photogravure print by Ray Bidegain is in an edition of 12 numbered prints and 2 A/P prints

Prague is a city of dramatic red tiled rooftops