BIO: Alistair Hoy, born in the West end of Glasgow 1959, enjoyed art like most school kids do. Largely self taught, art was his passion throughout secondary school, and he had hoped to attend Glasgow School of Art (GSA) for a more formal education. However, coming from a large family, and rather humble surroundings, Art school was not a luxury the family could afford.At 16 Alistair undertook an apprenticeship as a Toolmaker, which broadened his view point on materials and knowledge of how things are made. In the meantime his passion for art did not wane, and the next best thing to attending GSA on a full time basis was to attend their evening classes for Life Drawing (Figurative art) or Portraiture, both disciplines well covered by the GSA.Alistair attended classes twice per week from 1977 to 1981. The first a series of life Drawings come from 1977. Alistair is currently active in Life Drawing in Cardiff Wales where has lived for the last 10 years. Other art works will be added to the website in addition to life drawings, which are mainly Watercolours or Designers Gauge on paper.Materials: All prints are printed on Hahnemuhle German Etching 310gsm fine art paper.The printers are Epson 9800 using fully archival Ultrachrome K3 inks. Epson say "The Epson UltraChrome K3 ink technology represents a defining moment in the history of ink jet printing". Based on our newest-generation of pigment ink. Epson UltraChrome K3 ink incorporates eight new colour pigments, including a new three-level black technology, dramatically raising the bar for professional colour and black and white prints.The prints are mounted on Avillion White black core acid free Arcadia mountboard and conservation materials. The glass was chosen for its almost invisible appearance. It is 2mm SCHOTT MIROGARD(r) non reflective conservation glass. MIROGARD(r) stands for completely transparent special glass with an anti-reflective coating, and when viewed under normal circumstances, the glass is as good as invisible. It's no wonder that the world's leading museums and galleries place their confidence in the proven quality that SCHOTT MIROGARD(r) offers. All reproduction work carried out by Regan Production Cardiff Bay.