Posts Tagged ‘monoprint’
Lotus
Thursday, May 20th, 2010
Lotus, detail, by Amy Crook
The second monoprint in this series of 3, this one looks more like its namesake with the watery background and individual petals visible. You can even still see some of the brush strokes in the print, though other areas took on a soft, watery texture when run through the printing press. This single pink lotus flower floats in the center of a square sheet of paper with an equal amount of white space on all sides.
Lotus by Amy Crook
Lotus, 3″x3″ monoprint on 9″x9″ watercolor paper.
The other two monoprints in the series are here and here.
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes
Tags: for sale, lotus prints, monoprint, pink
Blue Lotus
Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Blue Lotus, detail, by Amy Crook
I did a few monoprints along this vein, but I think this one was my favorite. Though named for a blue lotus, it always looked a bit more like a morning glory to me, just opening up for the day with dew dripping off the blue petals. The small 3-inch-square image floats on a larger sheet of paper, a single blossom in a pool of white.
Blue Lotus by Amy Crook
Blue Lotus, 3″x3″ monoprint on 6″x11.5″ watercolor paper.
The other two monoprints in the series are here and here.
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes
Tags: blue, for sale, lotus prints, monoprint
Dance
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Dance by Amy Crook
Another monoprint, this one full of sunshiney joy. I went through a period where I painted people in every color of the rainbow, and so we have this magenta-skinned girl with her matching hair, dancing in a green meadow full of little yellow flowers. Even the plate seems to dance on the page. Something happy for a Tuesday!
Dance, 2″x6″ monoprint on 8″x11″ watercolor paper.
Dance by Amy Crook
Categories: People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: dancer, for sale, monoprint, sun
Puck
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Puck by Amy Crook
This one-of-a-kind monoprint started out abstract and grew more defined to me once it came off the plate and onto the page. When I look at it, I see the impish face of the fae Puck peeking out of a riot of flowers. What do you see?
Puck, 4″x6″ monoprint on 7″x11″ watercolor paper.
Puck, detail, by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery
Tags: face, for sale, monoprint, puck
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Roots of the Earth
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
Roots of the Earth by Amy Crook
This particular monoprint came about when I was playing one day with the viscosity of the water-based inks, trying to see what random elements I could get. The fractal pattern in the bright, vibrant green made me think of trees and green life growing, up into the sky and down into the deep dark earth.
The monoprint process creates one-of-a-kind original artworks using a printing press, plates, and inks.
Roots of the Earth, 3″x3″, monoprint on watercolor paper.
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art
Tags: for sale, green, monoprint
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