Intaglio prints are created from metal plates, either scratched into or etched with acid. I force a viscous ink (about the consistency of oil paint) into grooves, scratches, etched lines or indentations that I create with a variety of etching tools. I then wipe the polished surface clean using a loosely woven cloth, followed by newsprint, leaving ink only below the plate level. After covering the plate with a dampened paper and felt blankets, I run it through a press where great pressure (approximately 8 tons per square inch) pushes the paper down into the engraved or etched grooves to pick up ink. In intaglio we see printed the ink that was below the surface of the plate and is now embossed on the paper. For a two color print, two plates are used and the print is run through the press twice.
Etchings
Intaglio prints are created from metal plates, either scratched into or etched with acid. I force a viscous ink (about the consistency of oil paint) into grooves, scratches, etched lines or indentations that I create with a variety of etching tools. I then wipe the polished surface clean using a loosely woven cloth, followed by newsprint, leaving ink only below the plate level. After covering the plate with a dampened paper and felt blankets, I run it through a press where great pressure (approximately 8 tons per square inch) pushes the paper down into the engraved or etched grooves to pick up ink. In intaglio we see printed the ink that was below the surface of the plate and is now embossed on the paper. For a two color print, two plates are used and the print is run through the press twice.
The High Point, Smith and Ninth
color etching and acquatint
8 x 10
color etching and acquatint
8 x 10
The highest point on the F line, Brooklyn, NY. On BFK Rives, 11 x 15 sheet, unframed
F Train at Smith and Ninth
etching and acquatint
8 x 10
etching and acquatint
8 x 10
Smith and Ninth St Station, F Line, Brooklyn, NY. On BFK Rives, 11 x 15 sheet,, unframed
The Gowanus at Ninth Street
color etching and acquatint
6 x 8
color etching and acquatint
6 x 8
Brooklyn, NY, On BFK Rives, 11 x 15 sheet, unframed
DUMBO
2 plate, color, etching and acquatint
8 x 10
2 plate, color, etching and acquatint
8 x 10
The Manhattan Bridge. On BFK Rives, 11 x 15 sheet, unframed
View East, Lower East Side, New York City
color etching and acquatint
12 x 18
color etching and acquatint
12 x 18
unframed, on BFK Rives, 15 x 22
View North, Lower Eat Side, New York City
color etching and acquatint
12 x 18
color etching and acquatint
12 x 18
unframed, on BFK Rives, 15 x 22
Dragon
etching and chine colle
2 x 2
etching and chine colle
2 x 2
This is a mini print, only 2 x 2 inches. It is part etching and part chine colle: a collage pasted during the printing.
The Curtain
color etching and acquatint
18 x 12
color etching and acquatint
18 x 12
Studio, Window View, Lower East Side, NYC, On BFK Rives, 22 x 15, unframed
Apples on a Windowsill
etching and acquatint
9 x 12
etching and acquatint
9 x 12
Lower East Side, NYC, On BFK Rives, sheet 11 x 15, unframed
Pomodores
2 plate color etching and acquatint
9 x 12
2 plate color etching and acquatint
9 x 12
On BFK Rives, 11 x 15 sheet, unframed
Lovers
2 plate color etching and acquatint
8 x 10
2 plate color etching and acquatint
8 x 10
unframed, on BFK Rives, 11 x 15 sheet
Third Street
2 plate, color etching and acquatint
10 x 8
2 plate, color etching and acquatint
10 x 8
Lower East Side, New York City, BFK Rives, 15 x 11 sheet, unframed
The Wonder Wheel
etching and acquatint
8 x 10
etching and acquatint
8 x 10
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY, on BFK Rives, 11 x 15 sheet, unframed
Rochefort-en-terre
2 plate color etching and acquatint
10 x 8
2 plate color etching and acquatint
10 x 8
unframed, on BFK Rives, 11 x 15 sheet
The Blue Canoe
2 plate color etching and acquatint
9 x 12
2 plate color etching and acquatint
9 x 12
unframed, on BFK Rives, 11 x 15 sheet
The Gurzon Valley
color etching and acquatint
12 x 12
color etching and acquatint
12 x 12
unframed, on BFK Rives
