GROYNES
To slow down the erosion of the coastline through longshore drift, erosion and to prevent flooding to the reclaimed land behind, groynes have been put into place between Fairlight and Rye Harbour.

GICLEE
The term  "Giclee print" connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper. The Giclee printing process provides better colour accuracy than other means of reproduction.

The Process : Giclee prints are created typically using professional 8-Colour to 12-Colour ink-jet printers. Among the manufacturers of these printers are vanguards such as Epson, MacDermid Colorspan, & Hewlett-Packard. These modern technology printers are capable of producing incredibly detailed prints for both the fine art and photographic markets. Giclee prints are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Iris prints, which are 4-Colour ink-jet prints from a printer pioneered in the late 1970s by Iris Graphics.

The Advantages : Giclee prints are advantageous to artists who do not find it feasible to mass produce their work, but want to reproduce their art as needed, or on-demand. Once an image is digitally archived, additional reproductions can be made with minimal effort and reasonable cost. The prohibitive up-front cost of mass production for an edition is eliminated. Archived files will not deteriorate in quality as negatives and film inherently do. Another tremendous advantage of Giclee printing is that digital images can be reproduced to almost any size and onto various media, giving the artist the ability to customize prints for a specific client.

COLIN BAILEY
ARTIST & PRINTMAKER
Groynes
Giclee prints
GROYNES - LIMITED EDITION GICLEE PRINTS (2005-2007)
Textures and structures of the East Sussex coast
Rye Bay covers an area of 91 square kilometres in eastern East Sussex. It follows the valleys of the Rother, Tillingham and Brede rivers from the Cinque Port towns of Rye and Winchelsea. To the  the west of the bay is the historic coastal town of Hastings and Fairlight cliffs, to the east is Romney Marsh and Dungeness. The beach along this stretch of the coast is mainly shingle (apart from Camber sands) and characterised by the rows of timber groynes that hold back the pebbles. Pounded by the waves and the action of the shingle these splintered, faded and rust stained groynes  almost develop into individual sculptures. About the Area
TIME AND TIDE
Limited edition Giclee print  
10” x 15” (253mm x 383mm) Edition of 250
Unframed: £60
SLIP OF THE LINE
Limited edition Giclee print  
10” x 15” (253mm x 383mm) Edition of 250
Unframed: £60
CANUTE
Limited edition Giclee print  
10” x 15” (253mm x 383mm) Edition of 250
Unframed: £60
FOUR POSTER
Limited edition Giclee print  
12” x 8” (305mm x 203mm) Edition of 250
Unframed: £45
FIRST WAVE
Limited edition Giclee print  
12” x 8” (305mm x 203mm) Edition of 250
Unframed: £45
FAMILY SEASIDE OUTING
Limited edition Giclee print  
12” x 8” (305mm x 203mm) Edition of 250
Unframed: £45
RYE BAY SENTRIES
Limited edition Giclee print  
12” x 8” (305mm x 203mm) Edition of 250
Unframed: £45
OUTPOST
Limited edition Giclee print  
12” x 8” (305mm x 203mm) Edition of 250
Unframed: £45
STICKS AND STONES 2
Limited edition Giclee print  
12” x 8” (305mm x 203mm) Edition of 250
Unframed: £45
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Giclee: Scanned from original painting and printed on 310 GSM Hahnemühle "German etching"  Fine art Archival quality paper at 360 dpi using waterproof and light fast inks.
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