
Isolation - photogravure print - The Weekly Edition
I hesitate to dwell on the last 2 years of pandemic life, for the most part I came through well. Still, I can not help but notice the way all of the isolation has changed my outlook, and how I relate to others. I am working with my fellow humans again and I am grateful to have collaborators to help me make my work. I was thinking about all of this when I made this portrait of Madison in the backyard studio. This hand-pulled photogravure print is made with Charbonnel carbon black, raw sepia, and warm sepia inks with a dash of Charbonnel sanguine ink on Hahnemühle copperplate paper. I printed an edition of 8 numbered prints and 3 A/P prints. Hand-pulled print by Ray Bidegain Limited edition of 8 5.75 x 6.5 inches on an 15 x 20 sheet. Signed numbered and dated by the artist on the lower front.