The Gelatin Monoprint Process

The gelatin monoprint process is very spontaneous and direct with immediate results.  I am thrilled to find that I can work for hours unhindered with freedom and clarity.  There is no need for a press so, unlike tradition printmaking techniques, this method can be done anywhere.   My monoprints are all made using acrylic and/or latex paints on a specially formulated cotton linter paper.

I began creating gelatin monoprints in September of 2010 after a long period of mourning and subsequent stasis in my art making.  When I opened my mind to this technique, I found that once I started I could not stop and have been steadily building a body of work since.


MORE INFO TO COME!
SOON~

Biddeford Downtown Art Fair

Lifting a flower form
from gelatin plate

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Biddeford Downtown Art Fair 2010

Here are a few images from a demonstration for the Saco Bay Artists Association...

In the Studio

In the studio
clean now from a whirlwind of sorting
the tables bare with white paper cloth
like a blank canvas awaiting splash of color, slip of brush
The gelatin and paint, brayers and some water, sheets of stark white paper
wait patiently nearby.
It starts with a single color
spread thin and spread even
now forms cut last night placed
gently there
paper carefully layed and
pressure gently applied
a peek
then a lift
and I'm off on a ride
more color more forms
more paper more time
always lifted to find a surprise
this delights me no end
as the table top fills
and the variations seem endless
this is better than pills
I could spend hours, and I do
playing with color composition and form
and happy accidents too
there is a confidence here
brought on by a tragedy
life is too short as they say
and my brother would be proud of me.

a poem i wrote about the gelatin monoprint process