Artwork description:

THE STORY

The starting point for this etching was a photograph I had taken and developed myself about 10 years ago -- I wanted to use it again in my current printmaking practice, so decided to do a photo etching, with some line etching and 'aquatinted' skies added on, to give it some drama. It holds nostalgia of the grey Calcutta monsoon skies, blurry with heavy rain-filled clouds, which make the birds of the city including pigeons, frantically fly about, and ultimately settle in their nests.

THE PROCESS

This is a combination of photo etching with some hand-drawn line etching and aquatint, made on a zinc plate. I have also done chine collé with very thin Nepalese paper.

Materials used:

BFK Rives paper, Nepalese paper, etching ink

Tags:

#bird art print #black and white #sky #original art #wall art #bird artwork #print #printmaking #birds in flight #grey sky #etching #fine art print #india #black and white art #rainy days #original print #bird print #art prints #indian #bird printmaking #indian art #india art #calcutta #black and white art print #fine art etching and engraving 

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