Joseph Holston’s etchings have been critically acclaimed as “superb depictions of people, landscapes and scenes from daily life.” He personally executes every step in the creation of his prints, from the actual drawing on the copper or zinc plate through the printing of the entire edition. His etchings exude a warmth and feeling far removed from the cold metal plate on which they were created. Holston explores an array of visual effects with his etchings, through the use of hard ground, soft ground, aquatint and other techniques.

Holston’s serigraphs display the same boldness of expression and attention to details of color and composition as his paintings. Often involving dozens of separate screens to compose the finished image, these original prints represent weeks of painstaking work in close collaboration with a master printer. Holston is one of the few artists to create his own color separations in order to insure that the final print meets his exacting standards, and conforms to his artistic vision.