Artwork description:

This is a drypoint etching. Drypoint is a printmaking technique of the intaglio family, in which an image is incised into a plate with a hard-pointed "needle" of sharp metal or diamond point. In principle, the method is practically identical to engraving. The difference is in the use of tools, and that the raised ridge along the furrow is not scraped or filed away as in engraving. This is a one of a kind 'artist's proof'.

Blank stare is inspired by a jury duty that I had and the defendent was stone faced through the entire chilling proceedings. She shot her exboyfriend 3 times and was convicted of first degree murder!

This is an original, one of a kind artwork. A Certificate of Authenticity is included. This artwork is framed and has hardware installed and is ready to hang out of the box.

Darren Jekel is an American oil painter from California and is emerging steadily in the bay area art scene. Solo exhibitions of his paintings include the notable Dolby Chadwick gallery in San Francisco and he has over 300 of his professional level artworks cataloged. Jekel is in the historical position of being both the student of the ground breaking pop artist, Wayne Thiebaud, and the leading member of the Bay Area Figurative movement, Manuel Neri. Jekel has an MFA degree in painting from the prestigious art school, Maryland Institute, College of Art. He is married with two daughters and lives in California’s wine growing region just north of San Francisco.

Materials used:

ink

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