The Artwork Journal of Daniel Leary

The Artwork Journal of Daniel Leary

Daniel Leary: Two Deer Feeding; etching; image size, 5 7/8" x 3 3/4"; paper size, 9 1/2" x 7". The plate was made in 2003. Impression 1/20 was printed and signed in 2003. Impressions 2/20 through 20/20, plus two artist's proofs, were printed and signed in 2011.


Two Deer Feeding, etching, 2003. This detail shows the image area up-close.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 "Two Deer Feeding" I drew the image directly on copper with a stylus through hard-ground---on-site, en plein air, from a cliff overlooking the Mettawee River in Granville, New York, in February of 2003. On the second day of drawing, the deer walked into the picture plane, down the ravine, knee deep in snow.

Two Deer Feeding, etching. This detail shows the tiny scratches representing the two deer foraging in the snow.


Two Deer Feeding, etching. This detail shows the two deer even closer.


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