The Journey | etching and aquatint

The Journey | etching and aquatintI mentioned the feeling of being lost in last week's blog post. This etching was made thinking about this journey I've chosen to take Hand pulled print is made on a copper plate etched with my drawing and aquatinted. . Charbonnel Noir 5598 ink on Hahnemhle German Etching Cream paper Hand pulled print by Ray Bidegain Open edition 5"x8" inches on an 11 x 15" sheet. Signed and dated by the artist on the lower front.

print is made with Charbonnel Carbon Black

There was a light dusting of snow and we found this labyrinth someone had made out of stones

I find the much of my work relies on detail

This hand-pulled polymer photogravure print is made with Gamblin stiff Portland black and sepia ink

I find it important to learn to make meaningful work close to home

I have for many years made portraits of my sitters from the back

This small town and commune is the southwestern French department of Lot-et-Garonne had many of these almost secret streets winding around and making me wonder about who might be living here

I feel like it helps to remove the picture from the idea of reality and take it a bit farther and deeper into our imaginations

On the first Sunday of every month at noon the massive bell rings for 10 minutes

Hand made photogravure print " Maple leaves "

I printed an edition of 8 numbered prints and  3 A/P prints

How we engage has much to do with how we feel about ourselves and our lives