Summons | photogravure print - The small nudes, a series

Summons | photogravure print - The small nudes, a seriesSummons I made this prop one day and then waited for the chance to work with it. It felt mysterious and powerful somehow, so I let my model feel like it was calling. Hand pulled photogravure print is made with Charbonnel Noir 55981, Bistre, and Red ochre inks on Hahnemhle copperplate paper. A chine coll of Awagami wash paper has been added. I printed an edition of 4numbered prints and 2 A P prints. Hand pulled print by Ray Bidegain Limited edition of

4 x 5 inches on an 11x15 sheet

I've spent the last 30 winters in Portland Oregon wearing long underwear from October to March

I set these 2 feathers on the window sill and later made some pictures

and Prussian Blue inks on Hahnemühle copperplate paper

I found this large seed pod while on a walk

50 on an 11x15 sheet

I trust that for at least a short moment you were taken back in time upon viewing my picture

like all of us

one of the most significant architects of the twentieth century

with a dash of Charbonnel Geranium Red ink on Arches 88   paper

Signed and dated by the artist

I make landscape pictures in ordinary locations near my home