Dark portrait - Polymer photogravure print - Edition 2021

Dark portrait - Polymer photogravure print - Edition 2021For me, a beautiful part of making portrait photographs is the people I meet and collaborate with for the session. This portrait was made in 2004 and today, 17 years later I can still remember the session and the conversations we had. The picture triggers the memory for me, my hope for viewers is that you come away thinking and wondering. A different collaboration but still important. This hand pulled polymer photogravure print is made with Charbonnel

My wife Kathleen had volunteered to chair the committee for the school auction this year and she received this bouquet of tulips as a thank you

I made this prop one day and then waited for the chance to work with it

especially in the forest

In 2009 when my youngest daughter was 13 she was reading the "Twilight" books

I made these prints on a very light and translucent Washi made by Awagami called Okawara Pro

I printed an edition of 6 numbered prints and  2 A/P prints

This hand-pulled polymer photogravure print is made with Gamblin Stiff Portland Black and sepia ink

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I printed an edition of 6 numbered prints and  2 A/P prints

I printed an edition of 10 numbered prints and 3 A/P prints

I have been spending much of my time this year working on what is next and taking chances with my work as a photographer and printmaker

I wanted the texture and shape to sing so I made the plate larger than my usual size