Drypoint etchings are drawn with a stylus that incises a line into a copper plate. The process of incising creates a raised edge to the lines, known as the burr. When ink is applied to the plate and wiped off, the incised line and the burr print a desired velvety line. Due to the delicate nature of the burr, the drypoint is made in small editions as the pressure of the press crushes the soft burr.

The drypoint 'Perkins Cove Railway' was drawn on site circa the 1970s. A few 'artist proofs' were printed on a small press at Annabell's cottage in Ogunquit and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The result of a drypoint is the soft, velvety lines, at times uneven.