Artwork Description

Mixed Media on paper

Signed on the front.

The Beautiful Firetail is an Australian woodland finch. It has fine barring covering it's body, a black mask and vibrant red rump.

This is an etching made from an aluminium plate, the plate was inked by the artist and hand pulled on a printing press. The impression was then hand-coloured using a combination of watercolour and gouache. Gouache was used to enhance the vivid red which are particularly vibrant in firetails.

Paper: 6 x 6 inches
Plate 3 x 3 inches

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Medium

Etching - Charbonnel Ink on BFK 280gsm paper. BFK is mould produced in France and is made of 100% cotton. This is a hand inked etching, overlaid with watercolour and gouache paint. This is the second of the edition which has been produced by the aluminium plate.

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Tags#paton, #firetail, #beautiful, #etching, #gouache, #Bird, #woodland

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