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Over Wildflower Meadow - etching and aquatint

Over Wildflower Meadow - etching and aquatint
Single plate etching and aquatint on Fabriano paper. 
The illustration shows a fantastical bird soaring over a wildflower meadow. The grasses are busy with activity, clouds are rolling in on the wind and the seeds of a dandelion clock float around in the breeze.
The image is only 12cm x 12cm and was drawn with a very small etching needle.
Over Wildflower Meadow - etching and aquatint
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Over Wildflower Meadow - etching and aquatint

This started as a fine line drawing of a bird-like creature and some wildflowers. The image was drawn onto a zinc plate and etched in nitric acid Read More

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