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My original intaglio prints are made by creating textures and grooves below the surface of zinc plates. The techniques I use most frequently are acid-etching and aquatinting, engraving, mezzotint, photo-etching, and drypoint. The plate is hand inked and wiped for each printing. Prints are pulled on damp rag paper which is subjected to the great pressure of my manual etching press. Some of the resulting images are then watercoloured.
"I turn to our natural environment for a sense of peace and solace and for artistic inspiration. Printmaking, my chosen medium, is very indirect and elusive. In these intaglio prints there is a sense of the mystery of the wild lands we all need in order to better know ourselves."
I am thrilled to be able to share my artwork with you. Enjoy my etchings!
| News and Updates
2011 was a good year for me.
My artwork was well received and I won some prestigious awards including a Top Award at the Lakefront Festival of the Arts in Milwaukee and an Award of Excellence at the Peoria Fine Art Festival in Illinois.
In addition to my travel to shows all over North America - from New York to Chicago to Texas and cities between - I also experienced a wonderful Northern white water canoe trip in August and visited Europe in October. Our overseas flight allowed us an extended layover in Iceland, where we rented a car and did a bit of exploring. Fantastic. Some of that spectacular landscape, I’m sure, will be part of my new work. Link to a few pictures.
I’m happily ensconced in my studio for the winter months, my next show being the Artists Project in Toronto in March. I look forward as always to my show schedule this year and of course to seeing my old friends and collectors.
Wishing you all the very best in 2012. |
