I’ve been busy this week. I decided it was time to finish the Four Seasons Perspective
book using the etched image.
I had thought of inking each section in a different colour to
reflect the different seasons but after trying it as a mock up (altering
the colours on the computer) decided that the different blocks of colour broke up the unity of the image too much. So I printed a set of 10 using a burnt umber ink. I may
make another set using a Prussian blue later.
When I made the mock up I made it with rectangular covers but this spoilt
the optical illusion at the ends of the book so I decided to go with a trapezium
to reflect the folded shapes. This does make the image read better.
The uniformity of colour does mean that it isn’t as obvious
that the same room is going through changes as the season changes though so I
have re-titled it “Homage to
Patrick Hughes”.
I am considering developing the image in watercolour to
emphasise the four seasons narrative and make a companion book. This week
I bought a light pad so that I could work directly
onto watercolour paper and not need to trace the image in graphite first. It is
wonderful, thin enough to work with on my work table and bright. So much more
comfortable than working with images taped to the window, and I can work at
night!
I haven’t started the watercolour yet but it is making the
drawing and redrawing of my next collagraph print so much easier.
