Gaye Ellis been creating beautifully detailed etchings based on landscape forms for over ten years.

Seeing a number of pictures within a landscape often features in her work.

“...I visualize images within rock structures formed by years of weathering in a similar way that some people create an image from a cloud formation....In my work I use a strong variation of color. Color is my expression of mood and timing. The slightest variation of color can alter the whole disposition of a print...The use and the placement of plates are an important ingredient in the boundaries of a print. Using multiple plates or varying the amount of the white area can in my view extend the confines of an image...”

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