Snow Leopard RestingSoft ground etching and aquatint printed in black ink on wove paper, 2007. Edition of 30. Signed, numbered "1 30" and dated "07" in pencil.

dated and annotated "1e etat" in pencil

our eyes squinting to adjust to the dim light

The layers of ink

*We rarely get impressions from this edition

meaning in a variety Inuit and Yupik dialects

dated and annotated "EA" in pencil

It became clouds back lit by the setting sun that is not visible

But as you step back and look at the complete composition

highlighting the vibrancy of the color rather than acting as a compliment to the shading

From the expert shading around the edges

Edition of 60

as the darkness seems ready to swallow any clarity left