Graphic Studio Dublin • Ed Miliano: Autumn Tree (small)

Autumn Tree completes Miliano's four-season cycle alongside the spring, summer, and winter impressions of the same subject, and the "small" notation indicates a reduced format, likely produced for an editioned suite or as a study scaled to its companion prints. The autumn state typically carries the warmest palette of the cycle — ochres, russets, and muted reds against a cooling sky — and water-based mokuhanga is well suited to this register, building chromatic warmth through translucent layered impressions rather than opaque single passes. [Bokashi](/glossary/bokashi) gradation can carry the canopy from a denser core into a thinning outer edge, mirroring the seasonal thinning of leaf cover, and the absorbent [washi](/glossary/washi) substrate gives the colors a soft, matte presence that suits the diffuse Irish autumn light. The cycle as a whole sits within an extended tradition of seasonal serialization, distinct from but in dialogue with Japanese precedents, and the present impression is consistent with Miliano's practice at Graphic Studio Dublin and his participation in the International Mokuhanga Conference community.