Etchings

My printmaking efforts have centered on intaglio (etching) processes, and involve mostly hardground etching and aquatint techniques on
zinc and copper plates. I print on Rives BFK White paper in small editions. The color is plate applied and each print is an artist imprint.
I love this medium for the total opposite in "mark making" possibilities that it presents, compared to watercolor. It's all about line and contrast,
and is, first and foremost, a drawing medium rather than a painting medium. Images are built up from lightest to darkest in both the aquatint
and hard ground layers, so all elements of the tonal composition have to be determined before one begins - very different fom my painting process.

I am now scanning all my etchings, and they should appear here as the scans are complete. I'm overdue for a venture into the
monoprint process, which I've enjoyed in the past. Look for those to come.