Yellow Black and Green 2

Monotypes and MonoPrints

“Monotypes and monoprints are essentially printed paintings, created by printing plates which have been hand painted by the artist such that each print is unique and one of a kind.  A monotype is a single print pulled from a unique, unetched image from which a perfect second impression cannot be made; monoprints begin with a repeatable matrix which is then manipulated by the artist before printing, resulting in unique images which include identical, repeatable elements.  There are several challenges involved in the mono-typ/print process: the artist must prepare the plate rapidly or else the print can appear smeared and distorted; and layer order of the painting will be reversed when printed, so the artist must bear in mind that his or her first (“bottom”) marks will actually appear at the surface (“top”), while subsequent marks will appear in the background.”  Magnolia Press, Oakland