Audubon: A Printmaker Dives Into the Aquatic Domain of a Regal Duck

In high school, Meg T. Justice spent countless hours sketching ducks along the Tennessee River in Scottsboro, Alabama, capturing their glorious quirks. These days her primary medium is printmaking, but she still delights in waterbirds. She chose the Hooded Merganser for this print because of the male’s striking plumage. 

“I do some color printmaking,” she says, “but I’m really more drawn to the black and white and creating texture and contrast with the ink.” 

Read more…