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Bottles & Jars 18c, 2015, monotype, 17½ x 24½" (44 x 62 cm). This is the monotype used as a reference.

Peri Schwartz adding the final stages of the drypoint to the key plate.
says, “He is reacting to how my brushstrokes
look. It’s as if I have a coach encouraging me
to keep going—‘You’re doing great, that’s a
gorgeous puddle of acid,’ or, ‘You need to
redo that.’” Burnet then cleaned the plate
and took another proof. This yielded a
strong black plate with beautiful tones and
the composition in place.

3. Work began on the second plate with
tracing the composition onto the plate. Now
Schwartz was only working on applying the
yellow/orange parts of the image. Again,
Burnet coached her on where to apply acid.
At the end of the process, they were ready for
another proof, combining the existing black Continued
with a new yellow pass. This same procedure
was done for a red and a green/blue plate.
Detail of black plate with drypoint, spit bite and sugar lift.

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