MONOTYPE PRINTS:
LAND, SEA, & SKY
It begins with a clean plate: glass, acrylic, or gel. Then the image fresh in my mind begins to build with brushstrokes, marks, textures, and washes. Working quickly before the ink and pigment have a chance to dry brings spontaneity, freshness, and movement to the image. Next, the paper is laid - thick watercolor, cotton rag, Japanese print, or handmade fiber papers - each giving its own unique feel to the work. Finally, the print is pulled from the plate, emerging with surprise elements and a mystique that can only made through the experimental process of monotypes. Ink now transferred to paper, the plate is “broken” and a one-of-a-kind painting remains.
Force of Nature: Crashing wave - West of Ireland - monotype on Japanese print paper - 7" x 12"
Clouds rising: Dingle, Ireland - monotype on watercolor paper - 16" x 20"
First Snow #1 - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
First Snow #2 - Monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
October Sunshine: Ring of Kerry, Ireland - Monotype and watercolor on cotton rag paper - 16"x 20"
Dance of Surf and Stone - monotype on handmade paper - 8" x 10"
Windswept path: January - Monotype on cotton rag paper - 12" x 12"
Mount Mansfield Autumn Steeps - monotype on cotton rag paper - 12" x 12"
Autumnal Field: Cornwall - monotype on cream cotton rag paper - 12" x 12"
Rising on the Breeze: Valentia Island, Ireland - monotype on watercolor paper 16" x 20"
October Stroll #1 - monotype on maize fiber paper - 8" x 10"
October Stroll #2 - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
Sea Squall: Cornwall Nocturne - monotype on hand made indigo paper - 8" x 10"
February Skyscape: Study in purple and blue - Monotype on fiber paper - 8" x 12"
Sound of the Waves: Ballinskelligs, Ireland - monotype on fiber paper - 7" x 16"
Wind and Weather: December Morning - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
Storm Arwen Act 3: Cornwall - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
Coastal Storm: Port Isaac, Cornwall - monotype on cotton rag oaper - 12" x 12"
Port Isaac in Blue - monotype on watercolor paper - 12" x 12"
A Turner Sky: Cornwall - monotype on blue paper - 8" x 11"
Billow and Blow: Skyscape - monotype on cream cotton rag paper - 12" x 12"
Leafy Surrey: Box Hill - monotype on cotton rag paper - 12" x 12"
Rolling Waves: Devon Coast, UK - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
Summer Cove: Cornwall - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
Coastal Dance in Greens and Blues - monotype on watercolor paper - 14" x 18"
Stone Arch and Rough Seas #1: Portleven, Cornwall - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
Sone Arch and Rough Seas #2: Portleven, Cornwall - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
Tide Coming In: Study of Blue and Green - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
Following the Thames #1: Shepperton, UK - monotype on cotton rag paper - 12" x 12"
Following the Thames #2: Shepperton, UK - monotype on cotton rag paper - 12" x 12"
Summer Splender: Cornish Cliffside - monotype on cotton rag paper - 12" x 12"
Golden Hill Town: Côtes d"Azur, France - monotype on cotton rag paper - 12" x 12"
Farm in the Distance: Study in Blue and Yellow - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 10"
Coastal Study: Portmagee, Ireland - monotype on japanese print paper - 5" x 15"
Coastal Study: Ballinskelligs, Ireland - Monotype on fiber paper = 6" x 16"
When the Sun Arrives: Views from Bray Head Walk, Ireland - monotype on watercolor paper - 12" x 16"
Kerry Cliffs in the October Sun - monotype on cotton rag paper - 16" x 20"
Fogher Cliffs View: Valentia Island, Ireland - monotype on cotton rage paper - 16" x 20"
Height of the Storm - Dingle, Ireland - monotype on watercolor paper - 8" x 16"
Sky Study: Sunrise, Ring of Kerry, Ireland - monotype on cotton rag paper - 15" x 19"
Rain in Sheets: Dingle, Ireland - monotype on watercolor paper - 16" x 20"
Crashing Wave #1: Day - monotype on hand pressed watercolor paper - 16" x 20"
Crashing Wave #3: Night - monotype on watercolor paper - 16" x 20"
Tidal Study: Rocky Cove - monotype on fiber paper - 16" x20"
Looking Closely #1: Tidal Pool - monotype on watercolor paper - 16" x 20"
Looking Closely #2: Tidal Pool - monotype on watercolor paper - 16" x 20"
After the Storm - monotype print on watercolor paper - 9"x12"