These monotypes were the first I had done in about 10 years. My inspiration in this medium comes from the great monotypes of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglioni, Degas and William Merrit Chase. Like them, I use a basically subtractive method, meaning that the plate is rolled up with printer's ink and the design wiped and scraped out with rags, sticks, fingers, whatever. These were done on linoleum (instead of the copper or plexiglass I used 10 years ago) and printed on my etching press. The ones on this page were all done in 2000; for some newer ones done in 2002 check the next page.
  Therapy II: The Yellow Veil, 9/11/00, monotype,
image 8 x 10½, sheet 10 x 14 inches

Double Indemnity, 2000, monotype, image 10½ x 8 in.

For Vina, 2000, monotype,
image 10½ x 8 inches

Orion, 2000, monotype,
image 10½ x 8 inches

Double Indemnity, 2000, monotype with pastel,
image 10½ x 8 in.

Don Giovanni Impenitente, 9/7/00, monotype,
image 10½ x 8 in.


Simone Goes Out the Window, 9/16/00, monotype with colored pencil, image 8 x 10½ inches
 

Xenia, 8/19/00, monotype,
image 5 x 7 inches
 
Don Giovanni Impenitente, 9/8/00, monotype ghost with
colored pencil, image 10½ x 8 in.

 
West Pathway Road, Late Afternoon, 8/20/00, monotype,
image 5 x 7 inches

Portrait of the Artist Making This Monotype, 9/1/00, monotype,
image 5 x 7 inches


Therapy II: The Yellow Veil, 9/11/00, monotype with pastel,
image 8 x 10½ inches

 
Dawson Road, Sunset, 8/22/00, monotype,
image 5 x 7 inches

  The two monotypes to the right represent a kind of transitional stage between my linocut technique (q.v.) and the other monotypes on this page. They are done like the linocuts (white ink over dark) except that the design is not cut but only drawn and wiped out of the white ink, letting the black areas show through when it's printed. The highlights are heightened with oil paint.
Black Stockings XII: The Blue Angel, 7/31/00, monotype,
image 7 x 5 inches
  
Black Stockings XIII, 8/31/00, monotype,
image 7 x 5 inches


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