The End of Winter - photogravure print - The Weekly Edition

The End of Winter - photogravure print - The Weekly EditionWinter is trying to come to an end here in Portland Oregon where I live. The leaves and needles from the trees lay on the ground, studio projects wait to resume when the weather warms. This hand pulled photogravure print is made with Charbonnel Bistre, Paynes Grey, and Prussian Blue inks on Hahnemhle copperplate paper. I printed an edition of 8 numbered prints and 3 A P prints. Hand pulled print by Ray Bidegain Limited edition of 8 7. 75 x 6 inches on

Who doesn't have a random ball of string rolling around their life

It is that trip I am always striving to take you

I printed an edition of 7 numbered prints and 2 A/P prints

these roses were given to me by a dear friend

I am lucky to have friends (and friends of friends) who are happy to stop by my backyard studio and model for me

I was stunned by the beauty of this Oak tree with a light fog in the air

This simple indigo slip came to my studio a few years ago and has been calling out to me since it arrived

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I printed an edition of 7 numbered prints and  3 A/P prints

near the Panthéon

I was once in a workshop with a famous portrait photographer and when I showed my work her comment was " these pictures do not transcend the identity of the sitter "

It is contrasty and backward