This Stag Beetle is one of an Artists' Proofs I have done as I experiment with Solar Etchings. Solar printing allows me to do my drawings on paper, create a negative scan of the drawing and then burn the images onto a plate that is exposed to light. The result is similar to traditional intaglio printing but I don't have to work in reverse or worry about making a mistake on the copper plate. Once the plate is exposed to light, the image is burned into the plate. I then ink the plate, wipe it clean and the ink that remains is left in the "burned" recessed areas of the plate. The plate is hand pulled through a traditional press and the remaining ink creates the image.
6"x4.5" Printmaking on Paper/Available
$125
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View Mindy's available Fine Art Reproductions HERE
Join Artist Mindy Lighthipe and Photographer Nancy Richmond on an Artistic Adventure Tour to Costa Rica.
March 8 – 17, 2017
Check out the video above to see some of the highlights from our 2016 Art & Photography workshop in Costa Rica last year.
Each year our itinerary changes a little bit.
The 10 day tour is where the rainforest is our classroom.
Learn field sketching, digital photography for all levels.
Click HERE for details and Itinerary!!