Dry

This series is based on a photograph taken whilst walking beside the drain that feeds the Warland Reservoir. On this warm, dry evening, no water was passing through the drain, and the reservoir itself was almost empty.

These seed-heads had dropped onto the middle of the path and as there was hardly a breath of wind, they were spontaneously breaking up where they lay.

This evening walk was very different from my usual experience of Pennine upland paths. They are more usually partially submerged in peaty water, whose surface is broken by fresh winds or obscured through mist or rain.

So this evening seems worth recording.

Warland Drain 24 July 2018 20:20. Photo-etching 2020

The rest of this series is under-printed with monoprint, using hand-ground ink, warming up the final result.

Warland Drain 24 July 2018 20:20. Photo-etching and monoprint 2020

This under-printing also tends to smooth out the image. So, some I have also over-painted with gouache to re-emphasise both the seed-heads and the grittiness of the path.

Empty

Transience and persistence