Slug, on purple blue dropcloth, going left Print

Slug The majestic Banana Slug is a uniquely recognizable resident of the coastal rain forest on Vancouver Island and the mainland coast. They come in different shades that generally resemble a banana in colour, and they grow to several ounces in size. A distinctive local sight where I live, nearly all year round, although they are more easily seen in the wet parts of the year. Their distinctive silhouette is an important part of this series of west coast wildlife. This is a digital image created from an analogue source, the silhouette of a slug is cut out of a piece of paper which is laid over a 'drop cloth' style abstract painting. The 'dropcloth' background is made from the sheets of paper I cover my work surface with, and they start out as a literal drop cloth to catch the paint that spills, drips and runs off other things I paint. Bubble wrap monoprinting is included in many of the dropcoth backgrounds as a reminder of the dangers of plastic to the natural environment. The cut out animal and the drop cloth are then combined in various ways on my scanner to create this series of animal silhouettes. The series includes a variety of west coast wildlife of both land and sea, large and small.