A recent etching & aquatint image has been that of the clock tower and domes that make up the Great Hall complex on Birmingham University’s Edgbaston campus. The domes have a Byzantine grace and l hope to generate more materal from this site.

The initial drawing..




was followed up by a pen rendering on draughting film that formed the line etching..




from which l pulled the printed image..



experimenting with a plate tone...



and trying out a version in Paynes Grey