Monoprints

Friday has come and I haven't done any sketching.  Oops!  One of my goals out the window,  ah ha, I thought all is not lost,  monoprints!  I was tidying up my oil painting gear,  I have a very small space where I do my art work so have to be relatively tidy.  Which is alien to my normal character.  So I got my roller out and spread the paint over my glass sheet which I use as a palette.  I had been using blues a lot this week so was able to mix and not get mud!  The above is the first go.  I drew into the paint on the glass with the end of a paint brush and a the edge of some card, and used rice paper to take the print.

Next, I spread out the paint again, and laid some cartridge paper over the glass and drew a face in pencil, then lifted the paper of and voila.  I think it looks like a stone statue!  The darker bits are where I used my fingers to press the paper onto the glass in the hope of creating shadow.

I looked at the glass and there was still a smear of paint there so spread it out this time with a cloth.  Then used some rice paper again as it is very sensitive.  Then on the back with a ballpoint pen drew this lovely.  I had to press quite hard to pick up the paint, I lifted the paper up to have a peep.  I think she looks quite Edwardian, Watching too much  Downton Abbey!  (Is that how you spell it.)

So my sketching done for this week and my palette cleaned – waste not want not! 

The scripture I am taking with me into the coming week is:

  Never let go of loyalty and faithfulness.

 Tie them around your neck;

 write them on your heart.

 Pro 3:3 GNB

Have a lovely week creating my fellow dream makers.

 Linking with Sunday Sketches