Construction Zone
Etching
Zinc plate – hard ground, aquatint
Dipped in the acid bath 5 times
24.5 X 19.5cm
Printed on Velin Arches paper.
Inked up in sepia – buffed only with tarlatan, no newspaper buffing
The subject is Ground Zero being reconstructed. New York.
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Marilyn Brown
This is excellent!
Elaine van Dyk
Marion, this is lovely work. Inspires me to do some etching again….mmm…perhaps I’ll have to do that later in the year. Sepia looks great. Are the very dark areas also sepia, or did you ink this up in black first, with an overlay of sepia?
Marion Chapman replied
Hey there Elaine – thanks for you comments. the dark areas were made dark with the click of a button called “contrast” – other than that it was all hand made. I am glad you asked this question about the black as i was wondering how to achieve this on my next round of prints – might try inking up first in black and then in sepia?
Quarryhill
This is a great composition…. etching with oomph !!!! Good on you.
Zaldy Infante
brilliant work
Susan Grissom
WOW….. fabulous work
lightsmith
i’d come up and see your etchings ANYTIME!
Looks brilliant.
stefano56
I like this urban landscape, very good
Deborah Milligan
wonderful composition marion. love it
Vicky Brago-Mi...
Construction is not my favorite thing…but you have made it look beautiful.
BLYTHART
This is excellent. With not having had a college education I have never experienced etching, or even seen anyone do it. I think it’s the word “acid” that puts me off, as I am a little messy and have visions of putting holes in the furniture as I splash merrily around with a bath of acid. What type of acid is it? Is etching an expensive process or can the equipment be bought cheaply? Sorry for all the questions, but that’s how I learn things :)
Marion Chapman
Hi Dave. I take printmaking lessons at Hazelhurst Community Centre, only about 5 mins from where i live. The acid is only ever handled by the teacher – they are very particular about this and they use huge heavy rubber gloves and set the acid baths up in a special area with strong extractor fans. I have however, dripped acid on my foot but nothing happened because the acid is weakened with water 1:10 or 1:6 depending on how deep you want the acid to etch the plate.
Thanks for asking and big thanks for your comments.
ltassone
This is pretty cool :)
CarolM
Very interesting composition of an urban city Marion. Looks great.
Antanas
great work
cdcantrell
Marion, I like The sepia nice job , my art is www.ctrellartisticimpressions.webs.com Thanks Craig Cantrell.
Marion Chapman