St. Augustine’s, Brookland

“Out & About”…

This piece is inspired by my “out & about” summer art classes & my connection with my late grandparents. “St. Augustine’s Church, Brookland” (A very special church on the marshes) is based on a day of many happenings, some of which were very strange & a day that will never be forgotten.

What is  a monoprint?

Monoprint uses the word mono because every print is unique. There are many ways to create monoprints, but I use the following technique for most of mine: These pieces of original artwork are created by applying coloured oil-based etching inks onto three plastic sheets, each with one primary colour. The image is worked directly into the ink and not the plastic sheet, by wiping & dabbing the ink. Each colour is then overprinted onto paper, using a press that is similar to a mangle, therefore an original one-off piece of artwork is created. The monoprinting process that I use is a lengthy process & at the end of the process, I risk all to push the print to the next level.