PARIS IN VIOLET AND PENUMBRIC VISION Painting

This work incorporates the genres of printmaking (etching) and painting (watercolor on paper). It is a one of a kind etched mixed media work. The media for this hand-created, multiple zinc-plate (four) etching includes: RivesBFK paper; the artist’s blended color of oil-based inks from Paris; hand-dyed mulberry bark paper from Thailand infused with Japanese kozo threads; and, methyl cellulose. The studio techniques employed included INTAGLIO, AQUATINT, DRYPOINT, and CHINE COLLÈ. The artist manually printed the editions on a large BRAND manufactured flatbed press at The Center for Works on Paper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, as part of Fleisher Art School’s The Open Studio In Printmaking. The artist hand printed and published all editions. These special editions are limited to only FIVE, and each grouping is limited to just four etchings. The artist used six Nitric acid baths in the etching process before reaching his work’s desired design. Each print took over ten hours to produce, partially due to the fact that the artist hand-cut nine individual acetate stencils from which he create nine separate treated and cut mulberry bark paper pieces for each print (in the Chine colle process). This etching is based on a 1987 photograph that the artist took in Paris; the work uses four individual zinc plates, all stacked in a vertical row on the printing-press-bed. Each plate measures three-inches high by four-inches wide, making the overall image about twelve-and-one-half inches high by four inches wide. In metric measurements this translates to an individual plate size of 7.6200 centimeters high by 10.160 centimeters wide, and to an image size of 31.750 centimeters, respectfully. The later includes small spaces left between the plates. The print measures eighteen to twenty-two inches high by ten inches wide, or 45.720 to 55.880 centimeters by 25.400 centimeters; Pictured here is a print from the FIFTH EDITION, which is the LAST and FINAL edition. In total only twenty original etchings exist. NOTE: THIS ETCHING IS SHIPPED TO THE COLLECTOR WITHOUT A MAT OR FRAME THE QUOTED PRICE INCLUDES ALL REGULAR DOMESTIC (USA) SHIPMENT COSTS TO THE BUYER (about $65.00). The Chine Collé Process Explained: Methyl cellulose powder is reconstituted by mixing it with spring water and then applying the clear viscous substance to hand-dyed mulberry-bark paper from Thailand (Brand Unryu); In Japan, Unryu translates as CLOUD DRAGON paper because it has long swirling threads of kozo fibers integrated in it, thereby giving the texture and visual effect of clouds. (Kozo fibers come the branches of the kozo bush, specifically the innermost of three layers of bark, which must be removed, cooked, and beaten before the sheets are formed. Kozo is harvested annually.) The treated Thai paper is then allowed to dry overnight and I cut it to fit the plate areas where I want color to exist in the print. These stenciled mulberry-bark papers are first dampened/misted with water and placed upon the already inked and wiped etching plate. The printing process continues, and a multi-colored image on paper resulting. This hand-done process is both difficult and laborious one.

Painting:Paper on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:11 W x 16 H x 0.1 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.