Three new artworks

The riverbanks of Paris are magical. On a sunny afternoon when they fill up with people, they're among the most beautiful urban public spaces I know. I made this copperplate engraving, "Quai des Célestins", at Imprimerie ARTE, using a combination of line etching and aquatint. The view is from one of my favorite spots on the Right Bank, looking across the river toward Île Saint-Louis. Signed and numbered prints are available from my website and from Galerie Maeght. Their gallery on rue du Bac also has my other recent work, including the Prince of Persia-themed "Run Jump" and "The End." I used a different technique, drypoint (scratching on copper plate directly with a stylus, no acid involved) for "Charles Bridge." Having put in a few years as a street caricaturist myself — that's how I bought my first Apple II computer at age 14 — I can never resist stopping to watch them work. "Poet's Grotto," also drypoint, depicts a less busy spot than Paris or Prague. Lamartine put it on the map…