Etching workshop and results.

Following the print workshop i chose etching as my extended workshop choice so i could experiment with different techniques and further my skill base. \The workshop was focused around the basic etching techniques which were hard and soft ground, aquatint and sugar lift or using a combination of more than one. As a basis we were asked to produce paintings or drawings which were created by listening to sound and recording what we heard using expressive and abstract mark making techniques. 

My etchings were directly representative of the formal elements of line and shape, aiming to incorporate visual qualities of abstract landscapes contrasting, the shapes used which are straight edged and aligned in formations are inspired by the Neo-Concrete movement which originated in Brazil in the late 1950's. The shapes are figments of urban landscapes which i have researched in my paintings and photography work. The line work is mainly inspired by Howard Hodgkin who produced large scale etchings using sugar lift in which he would paint directly onto the copper plate so that his prints would have expressive, abstract marks. The lines represent the flowing nature of rural landscapes.