Bill Ritchie's art in the

Sylvia Dillon Collection

Matilda

2005. Print. Drypoint intaglio on copper. Image 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. Prints vary in ink: Sanguine, carmine, black, sepia and others. Signed lower right.

2009. Mini Halfwood Press SN60046. Walnut, Ipe, buttonwood and ebony trim with hammered brass medallions. Optional polished brass bed. Instrument box is not shown.

Artist's comment: The first time I drew a portrait of our granddaughter, Matilda Bryan, we were at the beach. I brought my Mini Halfwood Press, a laptop computer, and my digital camera. While Matilda--then 8 years old--sat opposite me drawing my portrait, I snapped an image of her, put it on my laptop, and then made the drypoint lines on copper. She moved, of course, and I used the digital image to keep the initial pose in place.