The Collected Works of Doris Ellen Eisen: Volume I: Lithographs Etchings Woodcuts Silkscreens & Watercolors

The Collected Works of Doris Ellen Eisen is exactly that. It is a compendium of most of my prints and many of my paintings done over the last 40 years. The book is essentially a memoir an autobiography of my life mostly in images with a few words. Artists generally sort out their feelings and ideas with pictures not words. When my art work was assembled and arranged in chronological order by a friend who is both a fine artist and and a collector of my works I was surprised to see how honest I had been about about the tragedies and joys that had assaulted me over the decades. I was also pleased see how much my skills in printmaking had grown over the years. I realized that while my prints were highly personal the images were universal. For example the etching of a distant angry teenager my granddaughter on the cover was purchased by a women who thought that the etching was all about her own daughter. I believe all good art is honest art and skillful art. I hope that you enjoy this book and see the universality of it and learn a little bit about printmaking along the way.