etching, Blackeyed Susan, handprinted and signed, Mariann Johansen-Ellis

Wonderful Blackeyed Susans, full of buzzing bees, scented summer nights.

a handprinted aquatint etching; this means that I have drawn the image, through a varnish, onto a copper plate, I then immerse the copper plate in acid, and the acid "bites" into the copper where I have removed the varnish. When the plate is done, and this takes a while, as most copper plates go in the acid several times, with me adding more detail and aquatint (gives dark tones) I ink the copper plate up for each print I make, you can only print once per inking. As etchings are real hands on printmaking, printmaker are allowed to call their prints original prints, and etchings are very collectible. A great way to start an art collection!

Aquatint is a technique where deep tones can be achieved on an etching, it involves rosin, that gets melted onto the copperplate with the help of a burner.
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Blackeyed Susan is printed in an edition of only 35 prints,
please be aware that I can't guarantee that you get the number on the photo......
Each print is numbered, titled and signed by me.

the etching is printed on a piece of warm white heavy printmaking paper, perfect for the image,
the paper measures 10" x 14" (25 cm x 35 cm ) and fits in a standard frame
and the actual image measures 6" x 5" (12cm x 16 cm)

I'll mail your etching with many years experience packing my art so it arrives safely, see my many happy reviews.

Thank you for looking in my shop and very welcome back!
Mariann