My first Acid-Etched Engravings

Genet
Mixed media on metal, 17’5x11’5 cm.



Stone-Curlew
Mixed media on metal, 17’5x11’5 cm.

The first two works I made using the acid-etched and aquatint techniques. You can appreciate the `doubts of the beginner´.

White-headed Duck

White-headed Duck
Watercolours, 37x70 cm.

White-headed Ducks are one of my most inspiring motifs. They had been the main figure of some of my works.

Hyla meridionalis (European Tree Frog)

Hyla meridionalis
Watercolour, 40x29,5 cm.

One of my fondest watercolours. A work of 1997.

Himantopus himantopus

Himantopus himantopus
Watercolour, 40x29,5 cm.

Today I am going to show you some watercolours I made before studying Arts.
Work of 1997.

Iberian lynx

Iberian lynx ,
Dermoplasty, about 100x90x60 cm.

This is the main figure of the set of real-size models in which the partridges uploaded in previous entries are included.

Red-Legged Partridge II

Red-Legged Partridge II
Dermoplasty, about 45 cm3.

This figure is in the group of sculptures above-mentioned.

Red-Legged Partridge I

Red-Legged Partridge I
Dermoplasty, about 45 cm3.

This works is part or a real-size model composed of four figures. The model represents the moment in which an Iberian lynx frightens away a flock of partridges.

Lepus granatensis (Granada Hare)

Lepus granatensis
Etching design, 8 x 14 cm

An outing to the country with my friend Carlos Soriano, `Carlitos´, inspired me this engraving. We went hunting to a Sevillian game preserve, as his father was a member of it.

Larus audouinii (Audouin’s Gull)

Larus audounii
Etching design, 8 x14 cm

Caprimulgus ruficollis (Red-necked Nightjar)

Caprimulgus ruficollis
Etching design, 27 x 15 cm

I’ll show you more engravings later but now here are the etching designs. All of them were made while I was studying.