I'm trying to find the essence of the subject, and making several monoprints help to loosen me up, the mark making becomes less about realism and more about form.
I use either oil paint or acrylic with retarder. Oil paint gives a better result but does mean that I need to leave them for at least 24 hours before I can work on them again.
I roll out the paint onto a glass plate then place my paper on top and draw with a pencil or my finger on the back of the paper, making sure that I don't rest my hand on it. I have an image in my mind, but I don't work with either photographs or drawings.
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| first print in the coast series |
For the coast series I had in mind a painting I did some time ago of boats in Bridlington Harbour.
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| coast series, print 5 |
About half way through there is less detail. I like the way that the marks from previous prints show on later ones.
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| Coast series, print 11 |
Less and less detail, I have added the net, inspired by the previous print marks.
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| Coast series, print 12 |
When the oil paint was dry, I added some collage and gesso. It's still not quite what I want, but I'll do some more monoprints onto fabric next time.
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