Eastbourne Framing Centre
Featured Artists
Christopher Osborne
Christopher Osborne grew up in Margate, Kent and worked in engineering, before becoming a professional artist in 1974.
He is self-taught and his fine oil paintings display a sensitive observation of the quiet countryside, its moods, seasons and weather.
He believes that worthwhile painting is founded on acute observation and a developing craftsmanship. When the weather allows, he works on site as this develops a good feel for the subject.
For ten years he lived in East Anglia and was much influenced by the sweeping skies and open landscape. However, his love of the Downs, Weald and marshes of the south led him to East Sussex where he lives with his wife and family.
A series of limited edition prints of Sussex are available and prices for Christopher Osborne’s work start at £25 for the print only; £34 double-mounted and £67.50 framed.
Eric Ravilious (1903-1942)
Eric Ravilious, an English painter, designer, wood-engraver and illustrator was educated at Eastbourne School of Art and the Royal College of Art. Appointed Official War Artist in 1940, Ravilious's work is now an online exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, London.
Eastbourne’s recently opened Towner Art Gallery, holds the largest collection of Ravilious’s work in the country, many of which feature the Sussex countryside around Eastbourne.
Painted around the time of the outbreak of the second World War, The Wilmington Giant (displayed), in Wilmington, nr Eastbourne, is one of several prehistoric figures cut into the turf of chalk hillsides in southern England. It featured in Eric Ravilious's engravings in 1929.
Michael Baldwin
Michael Baldwin was born in 1982 in East Sussex. He has lived most of his life in and around East Sussex. Michael’s interest in photography began in 2007, when a trip to Thailand (the first of many) started a hobby that he loved. A graphic designer by day, Michael views photography as a release from everyday life. Often favouring landscape photography, he mostly captures scenes local to Sussex but has travelled as far as Malaysia and New York to get some inspiration.
Michael says: "When I was young my dad always used to drag us on walks and up mountains, when I was that age I never really appreciated the beauty that nature has to offer. He would be proud to see me hiking over fields and hills now to get that perfect angle – and also possibly a little surprised!."
Michael’s portfolio mainly consists of landscape work and one of his real passions is visiting abandoned or derelict buildings. "I enjoy trying to bring out the beauty in something that would normally be considered ugly. The lighting and textures in these areas are unlike any you would get in day to day life. It’s a shame to see these places left to rot."
A lot of Michael’s final images involve more work than just simply taking a photograph. He says: "When I take a photograph it is just the start of the process. Being a graphic designer, I feel most comfortable behind a monitor than a lens. About 80% of one of my final image is
computer work."
Michael favours techniques such as HDR (high dynamic range) and infrared and panoramic images. This simply means that one of his final images can be made up of more than 60 photographs.
"I'm not someone who believes in replacing skies or adding things in digitally. Everything you see in my pictures was there in front of me when I shot them. I just merely enhance the feeling and mood of the scene."
Michael is a self-taught photographer, who invests a lot of time in researching and practising new techniques to use. He adds: “I have never been able to afford a DSLR camera or a wide angle lens, so my style has developed to find ways around this."
Taking inspiration from all aspects of photography, Michael views his work as a combination of photography and art. "With the internet so readily available, I’ve discovered so many photographers out there that amaze me, but they hardly ever gain industry recognition. It’s normally these photographers that push the boundaries of photography - I get my inspiration from them".
Michael’s work has been published in various photography magazines and was recently used for an event for local businesses around the Cuckmere Valley. He has also won first place in two photography competitions. "It’s still bizarre seeing my work in print - when I first started I never thought I would come this far."
I hope you enjoy reviewing my work as much as I enjoyed creating it."
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