By: David Smith-Harrison

Medium: Etching and Acquatint
Year: July 2004
Paper Size: 26.5 inches X 33.5 inches
Image Size: 20 inches X 28 inches

A richly layered etching and aquatint that merges landscape, architecture, and memory. A leafless orchard stretches across the upper portion of the composition, its repeating rows of trees rendered with quiet precision and atmospheric depth. Beneath the field, a faint architectural elevation—suggesting a classical façade—emerges like a palimpsest, partially embedded in the ground.

Smith-Harrison’s combination of photographic imagery with etched line and tonal aquatint creates a dialogue between the natural and the constructed, the present and the historical. The winter orchard evokes stillness and passage of time, while the underlying architectural drawing introduces a sense of cultural memory and structure. The result is a contemplative work that reflects the artist’s ongoing exploration of place, history, and layered perception.