This "dry point" etching was created in 1971 when John and I lived in Kittery, Maine. No etching with acid is involved in this technique. A stylus is used to scratch a line in the copper plate whereby a burr is thrown up on either side of the line. This burr creates a rich fuzzy line, the depth and width and richness controlled by the pressure you draw with on the copper. The burr wears away a little with each wiping and printing of the plate. This hand watercolored etching is number 50 of an edition of 100; however I stopped printing the plate at number 80 because the velvety richness of the blacks started to break down. This print is in excellent condition, the watercolor is loose compared to later work. As with all our very early work, there is no title written on this etching but "Buckboard" is the name we used when referring to this etching. I think we began titling work in 1973. |
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