{"id":10540,"date":"2021-06-08T11:55:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/?p=10540"},"modified":"2021-06-17T07:28:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T14:28:09","slug":"a-monoprint-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/2021\/06\/a-monoprint-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A monoprint a day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is my latest multi-day art practice, inspired by a class that I didn&#8217;t end up taking from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/waterfallarts.org\/tag\/karin-otto\/\" target=\"_blank\">Karin Otto at Waterfall Arts<\/a>. I didn&#8217;t know it at the time, but I was having a bad reaction to a new blood pressure medication that I&#8217;d started (lisinopril). I just felt wretched so I couldn&#8217;t zoom in to the Monoprint Watercolor Painting class held at the end of May. I retained a curiosity about the technique so I viewed a lot of YouTube videos and came up with  a workable setup. I thought I could accomplish one a day while I worked out some familiarity with the materials and ways of printing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the setup, also showing my initial monoprint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Water tray (plastic lid from spinach tub) to soak paper<\/li><li>Arches Text Wove sheet, approx 6 x 9&#8243;, pre-torn <\/li><li>Board to use as a hard level surface for pressing<\/li><li>Wooden spoon from Sushi making for pressing<\/li><li>Watercolor paints and brushes<\/li><li>Plate made from plexiglass or other type of clear firm acrylic. (This might be a plate from an Akua class I took a few years ago with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amandabarrow.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Amanda Barrow.<\/a>) The plate is coated with dish soap or gum arabic, which is allowed to dry. The coating aids in the watercolor sticking to the plate during the initial painting process. <\/li><li>Pad of palette paper for squeezing watercolor directly from the tube<\/li><li>Piece of wax paper to overlay on the damp paper surface prior to rubbing. This prevents the damp paper from being abraded. <\/li><li>Towel to remove excess water from the soaked paper surface. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2857.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2857.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2857-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Setup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2858.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2858.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2858-202x300.jpg 202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>First print<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2918.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2918.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2918-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Later print on BFK Rives. I did some spatter which turned out great. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a bonus output, I made this strip of asemic writing to try out QOR watercolor paint (the color was denim, I think). The paint was diluted with water in a fine-line applicator. Really fun, but hard to control. I need more practice with it. Definite possibilities for the monoprints. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2872.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2872.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.gemtactics.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/img_2872-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption> Writing with fine-line applicator and diluted watercolor paint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is my latest multi-day art practice, inspired by a class that I didn&#8217;t end up taking from Karin Otto at Waterfall Arts. 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