Goldie (2024)Etchings & engravings
by Mariann Johansen-Ellis

you know that adorable thing that dogs do when they are spreading their scent, they look so cute!

a handprinted aquatint etching; this means that I have drawn the image, through a varnish, onto a copper plate, I then immerse the copper plate in acid, and the acid "bites" into the copper where I have removed the varnish. When the plate is done, and this takes a while, as most copper plates go in the acid several times, with me adding more detail and aquatint (gives dark tones) I ink the copper plate up for each print I make, you can only print once per inking. Once the ink and paper has dried I sign, title and number each print. As etchings are real hands on printmaking, printmaker are allowed to call their prints original prints, and etchings are very collectible. A great way to start an art collection!

Aquatint is a technique where deep tones can be achieved on an etching, it involves rosin, that gets melted onto the copperplate with the help of a burner.
Find my printmaking movies in the "at work" section.

I print Goldie in a short edition of only 40 prints, each print is numbered and signed by me. Please note you might not receive the number in the photograph.

The etching is printed on a piece of warm white heavy printmaking paper, perfect for the image,
the paper measures 9,5 x 12,5" (24 x 33 cm)
and the actual images measures 6" x 9" (15 cm x 23 cm)

I'll mail your etching carefully wrapped with many years experience in packing my prints so they arrive safely, see my reviews.

Thanks for visiting, come back soon!
Mariann

Materials used:

copper plate, aquatint, etching inks, printmaking paper, etching press, artists skill and imagination

Details:

• Etchings & engravings on Paper
• From a limited edition of 40
• Size: 31.75 x 24.13cm (unframed) / 22.86 x 15.24cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered on the front
• Style: Illustrative
• Subject: Animals and birds

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