The next monoprints were experiments with different subjects, painted onto a plate and then printed by hand or using a press. Blue pitcher and basket For the first try, I chose a blue ceramic pitcher and a little brown basket – two relatively large objects for an A4 format. I made two quick sketches in […]
While following up links I found in the context of my research on Barbara Schneider, I came across the website of Linda Germain, who provides a very hands-on tutorial and videos about using gelatine plates for monotype printing. She makes wonderful, simple prints using techniques I had already seen on printmaking students’ blogs: Using cut-out […]
French painter Edgar Degas lived from 1843 – 1917, somewhat earlier than I had been aware of. I had done some research on Degas in the context of another OCA course and had been very impressed by his realistic depiction of scenes and people, for example in ‘The Cotton Exchange’, a painting dating from 1873. […]
Yesterday afternoon I made a break after having printed some monoprints, to eat something and watch TV. I switched to CreateTV, my favourite channel, which is devoted to cooking, gardening and all kinds of hobbies and crafts around the house. I stumbled into a quilting show, called Quilting Arts, where Barbara Schneider was presented. It […]
Experiments in mark making and painted plates I started these experiment with a slight feeling of discomfort about the task. I had no idea what kind of marks might look interesting and expected not to see anything exciting coming out of my selection of old school brushes in various widths. My materials were: – A […]
It is a while ago that I made extensive research on printmaking students’ blogs – this was when I began to develop interest in enrolling to the printmaking course. I soaked up what I saw like a sponge and wanted to similar things. But I was reasonable enough not to sign up while I still […]