Yorkshire in the frame as acclaimed artist brings his stunning new etchings to Watermark Gallery in Harrogate

An acclaimed printmaker's stunning new etchings inspired by real-life coastal walks are to be unveiled for the first time in Harrogate.
By Graham Chalmers
Published 5th Apr 2024, 15:03 BST
Updated 8th Apr 2024, 10:30 BST
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Seven prints created from the etchings, some 1 x1.5 metres in size, will be premiered at the Watermark Gallery between April 12 and 27.

From the towering, seabird-shrouded cliffs at Bempton to the expansive sandy beach at Filey, artist Jason Hicklin’s walks have inspired a collection of etchings that provide a dramatic new vision of Yorkshire’s heritage coast.

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Jason studied under the renowned Yorkshire printmaker, Norman Ackroyd, RA, at St Martins College of Art in London before a taking a post-graduate course in etching at the Central School of Art in Holborn.

Acclaimed printmaker Jason Hicklin's stunning new etchings inspired by real-life coastal walks are to be premiered in Harrogate. (Picture contributed)Acclaimed printmaker Jason Hicklin's stunning new etchings inspired by real-life coastal walks are to be premiered in Harrogate. (Picture contributed)
Acclaimed printmaker Jason Hicklin's stunning new etchings inspired by real-life coastal walks are to be premiered in Harrogate. (Picture contributed)

His new works are the final pieces from a three-walk trilogy that also saw Jason, a member of the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers, producing prints based on his walks along the Thames and the Pembrokeshire coast.

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