Night Shift Press-etchings

<BODY BGCOLOR="#000033" TEXT="#F7F7FF" LINK="#0099CC" ALINK="#80759A" VLINK="#FF0000"> <div> [NightSHIFT Press] <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#99FF99" FACE="Tw Cen MT Condensed" >Page 2 of 2</FONT></div> <div> The NightSHIFT Press is now venturing into Intaglio printing, with our latest copper and zinc plate etchings.</div> <div> <I><B>"After spending a bit of time in research, and after looking at, and being greatly inspired by, the works of Nathan Olivera, Jim Dine, Walter Murch, Richard Diebenkorn and John Cage, we have been encouraged to break out on our own with some of the more traditional printing techniques.  This well-worn path has remained virtually unchanged since the days of Rembrandt.  And there is something refreshing and wonderful about partaking in disciplines that rely heavily on patience, finesse and feel in our digital age.  Our age is either at the tail end of "craft" in general, or is poised at the beginning of its rediscovery.  In either case, for us, it is merely the discovery of a new voice for our work--but what a voice!  The moody and ancient feel of intaglio prints serves our (elusive) intentions very well indeed.  Unlike our monoprints, these can be worked and honed to perfection.  One can ease their way slowly, deliberately toward a goal, rather than to fire shots in the dark as it is with gesture drawings or Xerox transfer monoprints."</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>"In my whole life, I would never have dreamed I could get so interested in skill".</B></I></div> <div> <B>John Cage (of his time at Crown Point Press)</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Below are some of the first etchings done by Barry Peterson.  This page will be growing and changing monthly.  For a basic explanation of the various etching techniques used, please follow this link to a portion of the Crown Point Press web site:  </B><A HREF="http://www.crownpoint.com/printmaking/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.crownpoint.com/printmaking/in"><U><B>Etching Techniques.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><IMG SRC="33b41c50.jpg" border=0 width="577" height="453" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><U>companions</U></I><I>  [BP] </I></div> <div> <I>Edition of 5.</I></div> <div> <I>drypoint / aquatint</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="35262e80.jpg" border=0 width="610" height="488" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><U>Plan/Perspective-1</U></I><I> </I></div> <div> <I> Edition of 5</I></div> <div> <I>Mezzotint, Drypoint</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="354b2e70.jpg" border=0 width="690" height="487" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><U>Plan/Perspective-2</U></I></div> <div> <I> Edition of 5</I></div> <div> <I>Mezzotint, Drypoint</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="358fd8a0.jpg" border=0 width="509" height="650" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><U>Silence and Light </U></I></div> <div> <I> Monoprint</I></div> <div> <I>soft ground etching / color monotype / charcoal</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="36184070.jpg" border=0 width="644" height="519" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><U>Walking with Words </U></I><I>[BP] </I></div> <div> <I>Edition of 10</I></div> <div> <I>Aquatint with Sugar Lift Aquatint</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="36b14280.jpg" border=0 width="532" height="552" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><U>It Only Happens When Alone</U></I><I> </I></div> <div> <I>Edition of 10</I></div> <div> <I>Aquatint with Sugar Lift Aquatint</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="36d080c0.jpg" border=0 width="520" height="524" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><U>Legal Proceedings</U></I><I> </I></div> <div> <I>Edition of 10  </I></div> <div> <I>25"x25"  plates</I></div> <div> <I>Aquatint, water bite aquatint with Sugar Lift and spit bite Aquatint</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="39e0f350.jpg" border=0 width="527" height="565" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><U>Exile</U></I><I> </I></div> <div> <I>Edition of 10  </I></div> <div> <I>6"x6"  plates</I></div> <div> <I>Aquatint, Sugar Lift Aquatint, Mezzotint.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="3c60b0e0.jpg" border=0 width="523" height="526" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> <I><U>The Beginning of Life Afterward</U></I></div> <div> <I>Edition of 10  </I></div> <div> <I>9"x9"  plates</I></div> <div> <I>Aquatint, Sugar Lift Aquatint</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </BODY>