Recent Works
WORKING WITH MONOTYPES
Monotypes are “one offs” - images created and printed quickly before the inks or in my case, the water media, dries. I don't use a printing press but instead apply pressure with my hands and that seems to work quite well. I use a variety of materials including gouache, graphite and watercolour pencils.
Monotype results are unpredictable and I have to work intuitively and quickly, incorporating both drawing and painting skills. This brings a gestural freshness to the images created. Drawing and printing in this way encourages me to be open to possibility!
"CATTLE, APPROACHING STORM " 6X6" Monotype on paper
" ANGUS DRIFT " 6x6” Monotype on paper
" PADDOCK" 6X6" Monotype on paper
"GARDEN JOURNAL" 20x30" Mixed Media on Canvas