Day 11 30 Day Challenge Cat Monoprint

Well I have clicked off a few days wasting time, where I was ahead, while I was fooling around trying to make some mono prints.  Also I think I got a little too complex so I am going to have a few days here where I do smaller projects.  I have to take exception with myself and give this definition of studies - Studies are footprints in the sand of the journey of an artist.   What a superb thought.

Ellen at PMP posted a mono print and a YouTube video of the process and it sure looked intriguing so I just had to try it.

This is painted all in one layer on glass with watercolors.  I then misted over the top of the watercolors to get them wet again and then pressed the damp paper on top to see what image you got.      I didn't have all the equipment so it was a pretty elementary process.  Hate to tell you this, but this is the best I got and it is still pretty ghostly.  Ellen tells me that I should work over it, and maybe I will.  I am sure there are a lot of factors and probably one is to put more paint onto the glass, and maybe if I would have used bristol board or a softer paper it might have printed better instead of all the valleys you see here.  I am going to try the interactive acrylics again but put the slow dry directly on the glass under the paint and see if that helps it release.  It is a process that I am certainly going to explore more of.

I tried this with interactive acrylics and the paper was too wet and peeled away, then I got a more smudged image, still looks like a cat, but ...  per Ellen, maybe I can work over it too.

Anyway it was a nice interlude and as I say I'll try again.

Comments

Joan Tavolott said…
What a fun experiment! I think it looks like a very textured cat. I haven't done a monoprint that way. I do have a gelli plate for monoprints, but I haven't used that much either. You experiment much more than me...I should try different things more often.
January 11, 2017 at 8:51 PM
hmuxo said…
I wish I had your energy! This looks very interesting!
January 11, 2017 at 10:23 PM
Mellowood Gallery said…
I thought at first that this was on fabric; something you might see on Antiques Roadshow. The cat is so well done - how did you get that on glass? A friend tried to show me monoprinting a few years ago and I failed miserably. I like the little saying you shared - I have made lots of footprints in my time.
January 12, 2017 at 11:01 AM
Sheila said…
I never knew you could do monoprints with watercolors. Very interesting indeed :) Really enjoyed the quote, and the sharing of your process :)
January 12, 2017 at 11:51 PM
Nelvia said…
Well I end up experimenting because frankly I never knew something existed. When I see something new I just usually have to try it. I saw a video on the gelli plate for the mono prints and that might be one of the answers the fact that it gives a little. I'll have to look around for one of those because I definitely want to do more of these mono prints.
January 13, 2017 at 9:32 AM
Nelvia said…
You know I feel like I grew up in a vacuum, When I look around there are so many creative ways to go in our art experience and boy people are pushing the envelope. Just gets you cranked up.
January 13, 2017 at 9:33 AM
Nelvia said…
I had no idea either but again, sound like a broken record, when I checked YouTube sure enough there was a person using watercolor. I don't always relate to quotes but this one sure seemed appropriate at the time.
January 13, 2017 at 9:35 AM
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