...converted it to black and white, and then etched it on the solarplate.
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.
I like this. I like this a lot.
