Monoprint #58 Painting

Monoprint paint on archival rag print paper with charcoal and pastel accents. Glazed with a high-gloss protective glaze. Print size: 12 X 16 inches. Paper size: 14 X 19 inches. Artwork is signed and dated on outside edge of monoprint image. My process for creating a monoprint is a very long and labor intensive procedure. First, I begin with a piece of plexiglass which has had a light rubbing of sandpaper so as to release the paint when I print. Then, I apply several coats of special monoprint paint which is designed to dry and then re-release upon becoming wet again. I spend a lot of time playing with these coats of paint in order to get just the right design I desire. When ready to print, I soak a piece rag print paper in water for 15 minutes to soften the paper and prepare it to receive the paint. Then, as carefully as possible I lay the paper down on the prepared and painted plexiglass (many times it does not center perfectly, but this will not matter when the piece is matted). After this, I burnish the paper with a lot of elbow grease, having to rewet it several times to make the transfer. Pulling the print from the plexiglass is tricky and I have ripped many prints along the way either at this point or any other! When finally dry, I then apply pastel and/or charcoal depending upon what the monoprint tells me it needs:-) When I finally have the image I desire, I spray the print several times with a fixer to protect and lock together the paint/pastel/charcoal. Finally, after a few days to insure that it is utterly dry, I apply on the rearside of the print a protective coat of acrylic matt gel to protect the paper from the varnish leeching through. The last step then is to apply several coats of either matt or semi-gloss or gloss varnish until the entire piece is perfected Two monoprints from my monoprint series were featured on the set-design, emmy award winning, 'Hell's Kitchen' Season 8. In turn, they were then purchased by the show to be in its permanent collection (not this one, but two others:-) Additionally, several monoprints were just purchased to be featured on 'Hell's Kitchen' Season 13 & 14

Painting:monoprint paint on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:12 W x 16 H x 0.2 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.