Granda Glover on Bragg's Island | 1991 | Etching 50 of 75 30x30 Depicted against a starry night

Depicted against a starry night sky

The tall evergreen in the foreground is rendered with denser

building up texture and dimension across the canvas

possibly in the aftermath of a gentle rain

Granda Glover on Bragg's Island | 1991 | Etching 50 of 75 30x30 Depicted against a starry nightAbout the Artwork Granda Glover on Bragg's Island (1991) is an etching and aquatint with hand colouring by David Blackwood (19412022), honouring his maternal grandfather, David Glover. The composition depicts an elderly man in dark work clothes walking down a sloping path toward the water, purposeful and determined. Behind a white picket fencesections hand coloured in coral pinkstands the willow tree planted by his wife Alfreda, its delicate branches