Not so bad really...and we need those extra pounds to keep us warm in winter, don't we? Well that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it...talk about sticky...I'm cooking "sticky date pudding" tonight!
Having some fun with exploring the 'Nude" through monoprinting...all part of the course I'm doing.
and just a few more...
The monoprints above, show 4 types of monoprinting.
Additive (top left).....adding ink to the print plate, laying down your paper, then taking a print.
Relief (top right)...... I cut out a paper stencil, rolled ink over it, lay it on paper (ink side down),covered it with some newsprint and rubbed the back to take the print.
Subtractive (bottom left)..rolling ink onto a plate, wiping ink away to expose your image, then taking a print, by laying the paper on top and rubbing the back with a baren or a rag.
Transfer (bottom right).....laying paper over rolled ink and drawing image on the back to pick up print on the front.
Getting back to basic monoprinting has been a really nice thing to do.
Simple, yet effective, and you don't need a press to do this.
I used Caligo easy wash relief ink on white paper.
I think I chose the perfect time of year to take up a bit of study.
It's been nice staying indoors from the cold and reading about abstract expressionist artists such as Conrad Marca Relli.
My next assignment is a woodblock print based on a systematic art practice.
I have had to set myself a list of rules, of when to cut and print...for example every time the cat meows I cut...everytime the phone rings I print. Should be an interesting exercise.
I'm picking up Janette tomorrow, and we are going to an exhibition opening at the Firestation Print Studio for printmaker Bronwyn Rees. Looking forward to it.
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20 comments:
Informative, and the examples themselves, exciting in their own rights. Lovely post.
Your studies work well in these blocked groups. Monoprint has a fantastically succulent line.
Oh, this was such fun...looking at all the examples of monoprinting with your great line, shape and subject! Thanks for the tour. Perfect time to catch up on reading and attend some great shows.
LOL! love the title - sounds perfect, except for the cooking part - oooooo, these are just wonderful images and I'm so glad you explained each process - always another technique just around the corner isn't there?! you are cold and I'm deliciously warm - sun here and plenty of it!
these are elegant, jo... your lines are always so fluid, so expressive... xo
I love all of them..I like the way your system is also...Ha Ha..
No cooking for me.
Jo, your monoprints are fantastic...and the variety is so interesting.
Love these images. I wish I could have seen each of them being peeled back from the plate.
monoprints have always been my favourite,
right now I'd say the top left and the bottom middle pics look like my winter body...
Wonderful, lush and round, love them.
Jo - you are such a natural at monoprinting!! Love your work and can't wait to see those experimental woodblocks :) Hope you had fun at Bron's exhibition and wish I could have been there too...
I like the idea of systematic art practice. But I would have to have different cues. My cat is mute and nobody ever calls me up.
Your images are lovely, but I would have called them monotypes. That is the terminology I was taught. Or were they all from the same basic plate? If so, they really look different.
These look like real bodies Jo, not the svelte shape we all aspire too. They're great so much character. Glad you're enjoying your course. We'll have to get together soon.
It is fun to come see your recent work Jo. And yes, these look like real bodies - bodies that can do things, not just look like an advertisement.
Superbe, Jo. I like, how all these variations "meet", if you reduce it to one colour and shape of the prints.
The result is vivid like a dance!
Jo those nudes are divine, you are so very clever x
love the sensual lines, and the idea that the belly looks like a "separate" piece...
eat and create and eat and smile, old monk.
I often visit the Firestation Print Studio with my sister. So nice to catch up with Janette and visit galleries, eat, chat.
I love your nudes and especially the four where you have explained each one. I look forward to seeing your woodblock carving, something I have always wanted to try.
Jacky xox
Nice mono prints Jo. Thanks for explaining the process of each one.
I love monoprinting, and your work is lovely! I really like your interpretation of the nude. Great work! :)
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