Inner Space

This image is an exploration of the inner space of a plane through receding layers of color. It was inspired by the Drip Paintings of Jackson Pollock. Despite the simple concept behind these paintings, i.e., dripping paint onto a horizontal canvas, they are, in fact, quite complex. It is very difficult to replicate the effects that Pollock achieved with paint in an etching, probably because etching is a more controlled technique and does not have the free nature of the drip paintings. This was the closest that I could come but I don’t think that I have achieved the complexity of image that Pollock was able to achieve.

This is a four plate lift-ground etching with viscosity roll. The image is 5-5/8 by 7 inches. Because of the complexity, there is no edition. There are three monoprints plus two artist’s proofs. There are also three monoprints of a previous version printed with only three plates.

Going Within

This image encourages the viewer into its inner spaces. In the words of Melodee Martin Ramirez, juror for the Viewpoints 2007 show in which this piece was awarded third place: “The glow in this print is like a magnet, a ‘going within’ into the circle of life … the free form abstraction in golds and browns surrounding the pulsating heart of this piece”

This is a single plate etching, aquatint, Sharpie marker, and viscosity roll. The outer layer of color was applied to the plate a la poupee. The image is 8-3/4 by 11-3/4 inches. This is a monoprint and there is no edition. There is another image, called Going Within in Red and Yellow, that does not have the outer layer of color but is otherwise the same.

Electric Kite II

You can almost feel the static electricity flowing from this image. Since it incorporates a kite and electricity, I gues it is an homage to Benjamin Franklin.

Electric Kite II is an experimental image using Sharpie marker, aquatint and viscosity roll to introduce layers of tension to the image. Since this is an experimental image, there is only one print. There is also one print of the same image (Electric Kite I) without the viscosity roll.

This is a single plate etching with an image size of 8-3/4 by 11-3/4 inches