Drawing, sketching and art
Printing
Monoprinting fun
22/10/08 19:28
So here's the monoprint I did and mentioned a few
days ago on this site.
Fun, simple and effective. Since then I've been drawing daily. Practising the basics.
Today I spent some time photographing some recent work and bringing my websites up to date. Two new paintings to go up on Crimson Salamander tomorrow.
Fun, simple and effective. Since then I've been drawing daily. Practising the basics.
Today I spent some time photographing some recent work and bringing my websites up to date. Two new paintings to go up on Crimson Salamander tomorrow.
Monoprints are fun, fast and satisfying.
17/10/08 15:47
Back to updating this site now that summer is well
and truly over although the weather here in Ireland
over the last 3 weeks, has been better than the
wettest summer I can remember! I've been working away
on my paintings over the summer, just took a break
from writing on this web site. You can see some of
the fruits of my labour here on my web site Crimson
Salamander
Have been working with Mono Printing over the last week. I find it's a great way to experiment, another way of mark making. The way I do it I would call it 'drawing a print'. I like the randomness of the process. Using a slab of plate glass approximately one meter square, I roll out the oil based paint using a single colour, (I like the colour Prussian Blue). I then carefully lay down a large sheet of heavy cartridge paper on top of the prepared plate and draw my image using a thick graphite stick. I put in tone using my fingers and the heel of my hand. I then peel the print off the slab of glass in one even motion. And there it is, image in reverse, a genuine single-edition Mono Print!
I love the whole feel of the print, the boldness and randomness of the marks all work together so well it's almost primal. I'll put up one or two images here over the next week, as I need to make time to photograph a few examples from my Studio.
So I'm back now with the intention of updating this site on a regular basis over the winter. Onwards....
Barry
Have been working with Mono Printing over the last week. I find it's a great way to experiment, another way of mark making. The way I do it I would call it 'drawing a print'. I like the randomness of the process. Using a slab of plate glass approximately one meter square, I roll out the oil based paint using a single colour, (I like the colour Prussian Blue). I then carefully lay down a large sheet of heavy cartridge paper on top of the prepared plate and draw my image using a thick graphite stick. I put in tone using my fingers and the heel of my hand. I then peel the print off the slab of glass in one even motion. And there it is, image in reverse, a genuine single-edition Mono Print!
I love the whole feel of the print, the boldness and randomness of the marks all work together so well it's almost primal. I'll put up one or two images here over the next week, as I need to make time to photograph a few examples from my Studio.
So I'm back now with the intention of updating this site on a regular basis over the winter. Onwards....
Barry