Studio Weathervane, Wesleyville | 1991 | Etching 73 of 75 Raynald Leclerc - Spring Pop-Up Beneath the sky

Beneath the sky

and the painting is intended to be displayed unframed

inviting viewers to experience the painting visually and almost physically

with narrow conifer shapes painted in deep green and black

Blu's use of liquid washes and subtle dripping paint near the tree roots creates a sense of organic motion and life

Studio Weathervane, Wesleyville | 1991 | Etching 73 of 75 Raynald Leclerc - Spring Pop-Up Beneath the skyAbout the Artwork Studio Weathervane (1991) is an etching and aquatint with hand colouring by David Blackwood (19412022), presenting the whale form weathervane atop the artist's Wesleyville studio. The vertical composition shows the weathervane at the summita dark whale silhouette crowned by compass direction markers N, E, S, W. Heavy chains descend through the centre of the composition toward a foreground dock hand coloured in salmon pink and warm