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What’s New @ Rimrock?

May 2010

Announcing the fantastic imagery of Island International

Golden Grove

Now available at Rimrock Art & Frame, the stunning imagery of several Island International artists.  We now carry etchings by Steven Ball, Linda Cullers, Nancy Charles and more.  Beautiful giclee prints from Lisa Joyce Hill and the very unique etching & oil pastel prints by Brett Varney.

Since these are not ordinary prints, here are a few definitions relating to the process of “etching” to get you started:

etching
A printing process. A metal plate is covered with an acid-resisting ground. The design is scratched through this ground, exposing the metal beneath. The plate is then immersed in an acid bath, causing the scratched or exposed areas to be eaten away. The plate is wiped clean, inked and the higher surfaces cleaned again, allowing the ink to remain in the incised areas. A press is then used to transfer the image onto paper. (n) Art work so executed.

intaglio (or intaglio etching)
A term that includes all metal plate engraving and etching processes in which the printing areas are recessed, e.g., engraving, etching, drypoint and aquatint.

dry point
A free-hand drawing scratched or engraved directly on a metal plate with a sharp tool leaving two burr, one on either side of the scratch. The depth of the line is controlled by the artist’s muscle and experience. The plate is inked and then wiped to remove all ink except what remains within the cut grooves. Paper is laid over the plate and the ink transferred to it using rollers under high pressure. It is the ink caught in the burrs that forms the design and give a wonderful velvet tone to the line. Dry points are often incorrectly called “etchings”.

 

Dry Flies by Linda Cullers
Hand colored etching		 The North Fork by Steven Ball
Sepia tone etching
Changing Seasons by Lisa Joyce Hill
Giclee print from original pastel		 Hip Hop by Nancy Charles
Hand colored etching

Bales in the Back 40 by Christa Malay
Hand colored etching/pastel

 Golden GroveGolden Grove by Brett Varney
Etching with oil pastel and gold foil leaf
Waterside by Brett Varney
Etching with oil pastel and gold foil leaf		 The Evergreen by Joseph Wong
Etching with aquatint
Creel Art II by Steven Ball
Hand colored etching		 Lilly of the Fields by Larry Harris
Sepia tone etching

Please call, click or stop by with questions you may have regarding this new line of artwork.  We have access to thousands of these creatively printed images.