Absurd Bird No.4

Description

This is an original copper plate line etching with aquatint and is the first in an edition of 100. The image area is 2" x 3" and with the archival matting it will fit into a standard 5" x 7" frame. The plate was inked and hand pulled by me on my vintage etching press.

I've made a series of bird etchings by observing the life in my backyard. I found that when you closely observe them, the birds show a lot of personality! This bird is another of those wacky House Finches. House Finches are really West Coast birds that were accidentally introduced in the NYC area decades ago. They adapted well and their range continues to expand outward from NYC. There are a number of urban myths about how they were released and you might like to look it up and see which theory you favor! Perhaps you know someone who needs to be cheered up with this little bird! I can think of many hilarious captions for this image...

Added on Dec 03, 2009