Wednesday 19. 11. 08 This has been another busy week and I have now finished a couple of new paintings shown here. Both are of Clermont. The Allée is just by the old station near Le Terminus and the park is just around the corner from there.
Yesterday I was back at my engraving class after the half-term break and I did my first aquatint – interesting process which I think will take a while to master. As my teacher said, it was quite artisanal with the shaking of powdered resin on to the plate, blanking areas out in varnish and then dipping it into an acid bath. It also has quite an element of surprise when you actually print it! A new student has joined the class, another anglais, an ex art historian from Brighton. The drive back yesterday was a nightmare, everything completely black and it was raining too. Luckily we are going on to winter hours next week 2.30 – 5.30 so it will be light when I drive home.
