Artwork description:

This is my 2nd colour pressing of this particular etching inked up with Azure Blue for the sky and mountains, Turquoize for the lake, the rugged grasses and soil, and Ruby Red for the "Fire Bush" in the foreground. There is still alittle Burnt Umber left over from the previous pressing that mingles nicely in with the Turquoize creating a lovely tranquil Teal contrasting with the vibrant red of the Fire Bush which comes into bloom in the early spring.

In October 2015, I visited the Torres Del Paine National Park, Patagonia in South America. It is Somewhere I have always dreamed of visiting because of it's remoteness and it's extraordinarily spectacular natural beauty with it's etherial azure and turquoise hues.

I chose etching and aquatint as this best suits the dusty and atmospheric textures of the rocks. I find that using etching creates an earthy, yet other- worldly bleakness to some of the worlds most desolate landscapes. I felt at the time that working on this topic using oils or watercolours would be too representational and that etching would just add that little bit of extra cragginess to the image.

Materials used:

Etched zinc inked then pressed on Fabriano Paper

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