A Bill Ritchie Artwork in the

Dan Lipkie Collection

"Locus and the Sea Squares" by Bill H. Ritchie, Jr.

1982. Intaglio, relief, stencil, litho. Ochre, red, blue, black, gray. Image 21 1/2 X 15 in. on 29 X 20 1/2 in. Van Gelder Zonen (natural, buff) paper. Number 73. Shown here is a black-and-white version in lieu of the color one in Mr. Lipkie's collection. You can see a similar version, colored, in another collection: Click here.

This print is from a series of 141 trial proofs and artist's proofs in "cycles" of approximately 15 each, of different color series. They are proofs which I made in the processes of cyanotype, woodcut, and intaglio techniques. The result is a series of monotypes. The images derive from three sources: The map is based on the Colorado River, a vicinity known once as the Crossing of the Fathers; the leaf-like shape I call locus--the path of a moving point (I drew these to help establish data for use in a computer program). The Great Wave was drawn to resemble the famous print by Hokusai. Besides the pleasure of meeting people who want to take this print into their personal collections, I have shown the print numerous times and it has given me many rewards, nationally & regionally. You can e-mail me for information about similar versions at  ritchie@emeralda.com.

A 30 minute "live" video of the process of printing this print is available, and you can get the transcript now, downloaded free from my Web site: Click Here. Email me for pricing for the VHS tape, made live in September, 1982.