Colin paynton biography

Shortly after leaving art college he joined up with Colin Ruffell and Richard Akerman and 'Spectrum Studios' was founded.!

Colin See-Paynton creates fine wood engraving and prints.

  • Colin See-Paynton creates fine wood engraving and prints.
  • He is widely regarded as the leading exponent of wood engraving in the United Kingdom and his work is represented in many private and public collections around.
  • Shortly after leaving art college he joined up with Colin Ruffell and Richard Akerman and 'Spectrum Studios' was founded.
  • Colin See-Paynton who is entirely self-taught as an engraver, began making prints in 1980 and has since produced over 150 editions.
  • Artist Colin See-Paynton was born in Bedfordshire, but for the last thirty years he has lived in Berriew, Powys.

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    The work of Colin See-Paynton is truly remarkable in its detail and beauty. His Wood Engravings, held in many major collections, display a love and understanding of nature as well as the skill of a master engraver.

    Colin See-Paynton and Sir David Attenborough at the launch of the book 'Of a Feather' at the Society of Antiquaries, Royal Academy, London.The book is held in many of the important Special Collections around the world including The New York Public Library, The State Library of Victoria, Australia, The British Library, The National Library of Wales and The Ashmolean. 

    Colin See-Paynton has introduced yet another vision to the rich tradition of wood engraving.

    His delight in the lines of a bird so elegantly inscribed by the cut of his graver, his skill in varying texture even though he only has black and white with which to do so, his palpable pleasure in composing his subjects into joyous designs have brought something new to th