Jack Beal, Landscape with Gate
Medium: Lithograph, from stone
Date editioned: 1997
Ink and paper type: black ink on Arches Cover white
Edition size: 33
Signed: in pencil, lower right
Image size: 11 3/4" x 17"
Paper size: 15 7/8" x 20 7/8"
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In response to a suggestion I made, In 1997 both Jack and Sondra made lithograph prints related to a landscape that was close at hand and that had a particular interest for them. Jack chose a scene that was outside his studio, leading past an open gate and down a lane. Drawn much more loosely than From Epano, Jack still uses strong diagonal forms to lead the view into his landscape.
A Closer Look ... Landscape With Gate
Jack worked with liquid tusche diluted in water and a moderately hard litho crayon for structural support.
While we were processing the stone Jack made adjustments to some of the tusche areas by using an acid-biting technique to open up the background washes.