Spring (2026) Etchings & engravings by Mariann Johansen-Ellis

Every year I try to make a spring print to celebrate a glorious season, when everything arrives, the green, the flowers, the scent of sunshine and wet earth, so wonderful after a long winter.
This is a drypoint etching, the most free form of printmaking techniques, with a sharp stylus I draw on the copper plate to make my image, raising a burr that the ink can "stick" to, more lines means more burr, means darker areas.
I love the pastel look these prints have as the etching inks become almost etheral, just like spring itself.
I hand print "Spring" in an edition of only 25 prints as drypoints are fragile and don't give many prints.
The print measures in printed area 12" x 16" (30 cm x 40 cm) and the beautiful cream printmaking paper measures, 16" x 20" (40 cm x 50 cm) , this also means it fits right into a standard frame.
Please note you might not receive the number in the photo.
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If you have any questions at all, just get in touch, that is what I am here for! Mariann

Materials used:

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

Details:

• Etchings & engravings on Paper
• From a limited edition of 25
• Size: 40.64 x 50.8cm (unframed) / 30.48 x 40.64cm (actual image size)
• Signed and numbered on the front
• Style: Illustrative
• Subject: Flowers and plants

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