untitled (Ulysses)

A drypoint that's diminutive both in size and in print run; it's about 4 by 6 inches, and I only ever editioned 7 of them. It's printed on a thin layer of Japanese tissue overlaid on a support of sturdy European paper.

The retro styling of the technique and the paper supports the subject matter: a brig with sails struck, waiting out the calm. It was only after I completed the picture that the thought of the sailors sitting out there, wondering when they would return home, suggested the Greek myth.