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I drew these girls after seeing them at a Folk Festival. The older girl was sent to get the younger one to behave. The younger girl was "Oh-so-innocent". She had no idea why the third little girl was crying..... "I Dunno"
This image was done as a copperplate etching.
Copperplate etching involves scratching a copper plate through a thin resist to expose the metal. The artist sees a negative mirror image. Once drawn the plate is submerged in acid to "bite" lines deeper into the scratches. When satisfied with the image the resist is removed. Ink is forced into the lines and carefully wiped off the surface leaving ink only in the lines of the image. Dampened acid-free paper and a felt blanket are placed over the inked plate and slowly rolled under tremendous pressure through a press transferring the image to the paper. The resulting image has a three-dimensional raised line embossed effect.
43 Comments
Vernonette Gaddy 21 Aug 2015
Splendid realistic artwork. :)Jerry Cave 20 Jul 2006
This is a great piece Diana ... terrific freedom, shadows, dynamics. Wonderful!mohamed abotalib 10 Jul 2006
Excellent workChristy LaRoy 23 Mar 2006
Oh I love this peice, you did such a great Job.Tony Lee 21 Feb 2006
this is an incredible work!! i know the work that goes into creating a plate to etch... patience!!! take care!!edem jimbo 20 Dec 2005
wow very nice story and wonderful executionAnonymous Guest 23 Oct 2005
Excellent work, the natural positioning of limbs, hair and clothing truely bring out the magical blend of reality.Jenny Dorfman 26 Sep 2005
Great job with their expressions! I especially love that small girl, she is adorable!ellen blockley 18 Aug 2005
This is a a beautiful image. You really captured the interaction. Thanks for the explanation of the copperplate etching process.K L Marsala 18 Aug 2005
reminds me of my girls. excellent workRITA GIBSON 08 Aug 2005
Lot's of feeling in this one. Great talentMike Swanson 05 Aug 2005
great etching! You've captured the moment perfectly!etty yanai 02 Aug 2005
what a lovely sweet moment you captured!Carolin Schweizer 27 Jul 2005
how sweet. :) I like this image.Herb Roe 18 Jul 2005
Very nice work. Oh, the humanity.Jen G 18 Jul 2005
Their expressions, the action, and story you gather just from glancing at it are brilliant! Plus the shading and mood it sets is wonderful. It's overall quite splendid to say the least; I adore it!Maria Madrid 17 Jul 2005
Very beautiful work Diana :)Sara Deutsch 17 Jul 2005
You captured the expressions perfectly..the detail is wonderful!Maggi Carstairs 17 Jul 2005
Very expressive...Great workNira Dabush 16 Jul 2005
Superb drawing...great expressions!!!Greg Vilton 16 Jul 2005
Beautiful technique, Diana! Very spontaneous and original... Your description of the process of creation is very interesting. Thank you for sharing...Loredana 14 Jul 2005
Love it Dian a very nice image and well done :)Lauren Hegele 14 Jul 2005
great display of shadow work, weldone dianaTracey Loftis 13 Jul 2005
wonderfully expresive. you have a good eye for subjects. thanks for the detailed explanation of your technique. It adds much more meaning knowing all of the work you have in this. Great job DianaLes Jobes 13 Jul 2005
Really wonderfully done! Incredible technique, awesome artwork! Wonderful theme and the title works perfectly with the image. :o)Reba McDonald 13 Jul 2005
Beautiful work.Casey Catton 13 Jul 2005
There is a 'sisterhood' conveyed by this image...and it tells a story...heartwarming...marc doutherd 12 Jul 2005
What a Marvelous work. I think your fantastic!georgia brown 12 Jul 2005
Awesome work!Andres Martinez 12 Jul 2005
fantastic, great shading.eileen martin 12 Jul 2005
Diana, this is fantastic, and i am so amazed after reading your description of how this is done:)stephanie atlee 12 Jul 2005
This is wonderful...just detail and expression.Tree Pruitt 12 Jul 2005
Oh how sweet! I saw the title first and it made me wonder, but your image brought a huge smile! I can almost hear her saying it! Well rendered too.Katerina Koukiotis 12 Jul 2005
beautiful work diana and so much work has gone into it from your description-both little girls are adorable :)Christine brand 12 Jul 2005
Ha! great Drama! very expressive work! Ha! I love it!Joke Schotting 12 Jul 2005
SUPER WORK DIANA!!!!!Jan Christensen 12 Jul 2005
The process sounds very complicated. The result is excellent!Renata Cavanaugh 12 Jul 2005
Beautiful portraitEmily Reed 12 Jul 2005
What a great inspirational drawing.ashok nayak 12 Jul 2005
a fantaastic expression is there Diana! beautiful work.ethan ford 12 Jul 2005
Diana, you are a amazing. You have explained to me how you do etching, but I think its truelly beyond me!thea walstra 12 Jul 2005
Very good workPMyers 12 Jul 2005
The littler one does look innocent. This must take a lot of time. What patience you must have. Great job on this artwork.