▁ess entials . ▁The ▁time ▁is ▁often ▁d usk ▁or ▁night time . ▁K ip n iss ' ▁use ▁of ▁exception ally ▁subt le ▁black ▁and ▁white ▁t ones ▁or , ▁less ▁often , ▁light ly ▁ton ed ▁h ues ▁creates ▁an ▁overall ▁atmos pher ic ▁effect . ▁His ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁con ve ying ▁sol itude ▁and ▁in ward ▁experience . ▁K ip n iss ▁often ▁uses ▁the ▁subject ▁matter ▁of ▁a ▁painting ▁in ▁a ▁l ith ograph ▁or ▁me zz ot int , ▁sometimes ▁with ▁variations . ▁His ▁paint ings ▁date ▁from ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁His ▁main ▁body ▁of ▁prints ▁are ▁l ith ograph s ▁and ▁me zz ot ints , ▁the ▁former ▁d ating ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁into ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁latter ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁K ip n iss ▁has ▁lived ▁and ▁maintained ▁a ▁studio ▁on ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁in ▁West chester ▁County , ▁New ▁York . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁also ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁print ▁studio ▁at ▁his ▁week end ▁home ▁in ▁north western ▁Connecticut . ▁He ▁married ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁Laur ie ▁Lis le , ▁a ▁writer , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁He ▁has ▁four ▁children , ▁Max , ▁Ivan , ▁Ruby , ▁and ▁Benjamin , ▁from ▁his ▁first ▁marriage , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁to ▁Jean ▁Pr utton . ▁They ▁were ▁divor ced ▁in ▁