Crown Point Press is pleased to announce the release of a new etching, Geraniums and Camellias, by the Los Angeles-based painter Hilary Pecis. Completed in the studio this fall, the new print will be installed in the gallery with its mate, Lemons and Camellias, 2025. On view alongside Pecis’ two etchings is Blue Still Life, 2021, a small painting on loan from the artist’s studio, as it informs the subject of her new etching, a patterned tablescape.
Hilary Pecis’ second etching at Crown Point, Geraniums and Camellias, is an ambitious and meticulous print, similar to Lemons and Camellias, albeit more complex with multiple patterns. Both etchings use seven plates to deliver the high-impact punch of color and energy that distinguishes her painting style. The technique of “à la poupée”—multiple colors inked on one plate—is used on all seven plates. This is necessary for an etching like Geraniums and Camellias, as the image incorporates numerous shades and hues, upwards of five to ten unique colors on each plate. This will be the first time a Pecis painting and her etchings are exhibited side-by-side. We welcome viewers to come explore the similarities and differences in the two mediums
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