Frans works very much in the Dutch tradition - he delights
in detail, pattern and colour, whether his imagery concentrates on the
natural world or on his new area of interest, people.
Frans etchings are enriched by the
use of colour woodcut. He has broadened his horizons,
as all good artists must, not only to include people,
but to focus on water as an elemental theme that
flows through his new work.
What's more, Frans has devised a
new print technique, perfectly suited to convey his
delight in detail and achieving a greater depth of
colour than his multi-plate etchings. He makes an
etching for the intricate line work and then builds
up a rich luminosity of colour with woodcut -
somewhat reminiscent of Hokusai. There will be about
thirty of these new combination prints.
The themes illustrate dramatic
episodes from mythology, Shakespeare and the Bible.
Oberon and Titania, Macbeth and the three witches,
Othello, Little Red Riding Hood and a set of four
etchings depicting the naughty bits from the
Canterbury Tales!
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