Category Archives: Etching

Discovering drypoint

Posted on August 13, 2016 by adelewagstaff

My article on the wonderfully expressive medium of drypoint etching is now available in the September ’16 issue of Artists & Illustrators magazine. This article discusses the techniques of drawing on and printing from a metal plate without using acid. … Continue reading →

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Beginnings and a proposal البدايات واقتراح

Posted on April 6, 2016 by adelewagstaff

It is now ten years since I first travelled to a small community on the southern edge of Luxor with a view to making a series of portraits of the people I met, and of those families I got to … Continue reading →

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Summer Courses 2016

Posted on January 1, 2016 by adelewagstaff

As a new year begins you may now be starting to look ahead for painting opportunities next summer and I would like to let you know of courses and workshops that I will be teaching during 2016. The New School … Continue reading →

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Drawn to Drypoint – An Egyptian Selection

Posted on June 12, 2015 by adelewagstaff

A selection of Egyptian inspired etchings and drypoints are now available to buy directly from Drawn to Drypoint. Please visit adelewagstaff.co.uk for more information.

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Website store ‘Drawn to Drypoint’ now launched

Posted on April 6, 2015 by adelewagstaff

Drawn to Drypoint now gives you the possibility to purchase works on paper direct from the studio. A small selection of drawings, etchings and drypoint prints are now available to buy online.  For further information please visit my website Store … Continue reading →

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A week of Painting & Printmaking at Arte Umbria in 2015

Posted on November 15, 2014 by adelewagstaff

    Next summer I will be returning to teach a week of painting and printmaking at Arte Umbria. For the first time printmaking is being offered, and part of the week will be devoted to drypoint etching. As I … Continue reading →

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Morandi’s Meditations

Posted on April 29, 2013 by adelewagstaff

Tucked away in North London, far away from the maddening crowds of other blockbuster shows is a little oasis of tranquility and calm. Giorgio Morandi Lines of Poetry is the perfect title for this beautiful and quiet exhibition of Morandi’s … Continue reading →

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Art For All – Medici Gallery

Posted on December 1, 2012 by adelewagstaff

I have two etchings included in Art for All a new exhibition at Medici Gallery. The etching In the Life Room will be showing alongside one of my Egyptian Portrait drypoints Aza. The exhibition opens on 6th December and runs … Continue reading →

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Prints from sculpture-inspired drawings

Posted on November 13, 2012 by adelewagstaff

The second of this two-part article on work inspired by Egypt is now available in the December issue of The Artist. This part discusses prints made from drawings inspired by sculpture and wall reliefs, and the print processes used for … Continue reading →

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