Ashley Van Etten

This is an open edition serigraph entitled Moby Dick, that features a sperm whale and a quote from Herman Melville's classic book. The quote reads as follows:

~ Forehead to forehead I meet thee, this third time, Moby Dick! On deck there!- brace sharper up; crowd her into the wind's eye. He's too far off to lower yet, Mr. Starbuck. The sails shake! Stand over that helmsman with a top-maul! So, so; he travels fast, and I must down. But let me have one more good round look aloft here at the sea; there's time for that. An old, old sight, and yet somehow so young; aye, and not changed a wink since I first saw it, a boy, from the sand-hills of Nantucket! The same- the same!- the same to Noah as to me. There's a soft shower to leeward. Such lovely leewardings! They must lead somewhere ~

Earlier this winter I printed a six color serigraph, entitled Study for Ebb & Flow, to begin a body of work for a larger exhibit. The image depicts bull kelp, giant kelp and swirling ocean currents in a rhythmic pattern.

The edition is limited to 10 and is hand-pulled on Arches 88 paper, which is heavy weight, 100% cotton fiber, acid-free, neutral ph and buffered. The paper is mould made in France. I used transparent water-based inks in shades of pale aqua, sky blue, yellowish greens and marine blue. 

Image area is 7h x 24 3/4w inches, paper is approximately 11h x 28 3/4w inches.

LISTING IS FOR ONE PRINT, it does not include frame or matt. Prints are signed, titled and numbered. Item will be shipped rolled and please use UV protected, conservation clear or museum glass when framing. Please note, colors may appear differently on various displays. If you live near Rhode Island and can pick up a framed print here, please inquire about framing options.