Two Self Portraits on Gessoed Paper
A couple of self portraits I did while experimenting with gessoed paper as the support. It seems to encourage a fresher and more free approach. I also like the torn edges of the paper.
A Still Life Monoprint
I wanted to try a monoprint using the slow dryng Open Acrylics. I used a rectangle of white perspex as my plate. Being white this made it easier to see what I was doing. I spent quite a while working on the plate, probably as long as I would on a regular painting. Regular acrylics would not allow you to do this as they dry too quickly. Here is the image I pulled off it, printing on a small ethching press. The image is of course reversed. I wasn't too happy with it really. I thought it looked better o the perspex plate! However, regarding it as a learning process I perservered. There is usually a ghost of the image left on the plate after printing, so I reworked the image more loosely this time and produced the two further prints below. They are a bit more lively, but I still wasn't happy with them. I was wiping the plate clean when I thought I'd give it one more chance. I like this one the best of the lot.
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