![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1g1C-GfugdX9JwHGLjgbdIxIbQXiVQJYaDvNX_GuYQel4X6BqySJcvvX0x9VPkHGMu3RziOjYdJUSsriLf3c8rKRXvRJqmcIRS3G5EvSFFercPyuZMkukKohFMdN48lE0FpedRTJZ8Mk/s400/af-17-small-colour.jpg)
...converted it to black and white, and then etched it on the solarplate.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3OQ7K7RMR7UzFyNCjpa0LwH1RGIMrj_BQaTAjc8tmeBqjhvoVzLjWk5usA_z1b6_bXiO9LzGcVK0aRcF6rerQjGlQqP9R2dVktXmy42Gf8BRSSFobG-zMc0LFyaJK45K4fR9Yb1cihT33/s400/5692980426_dbfeab9927_o.jpg)
I like this. The solarplate has picked up all the brushwork and even the weave of the canvas. (Click the picture for a bigger version.) These are much clearer in this etching than they are in the original painting, where the colour grabs the attention. The result has got the quality of a traditional, pure aquatint plate.
I printed the plate again in dark blue.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBfaDFcfZqg4V3x7qZwJ5YkEkWXhRRymkzX9u4YDRW0QpYwyqdcnMeLcTRdxRmE7-kWFCfiaE3BNfdvA50HfnnuNPHoLix8oY-kQBbn0v1TCSJjdhkSxDN1Cr-cxAxtuhz_0aJXdZSyGi/s400/5692983686_0630265e81_o.jpg)
I like this. I like this a lot.