Monotype - July

This month's featured artwork is a monotype (monoprint) by artist, Keith Sanders. I purchased this piece in a Taos gallery several years ago when Keith was working and living there. I believe he is now currently residing in Colorado? Sorry, couldn't find a way to photograph the artwork without the reflections in the glass...

A monoprint is a unique print (one print only is possible). The artist paints on a surface such as metal, plastic, or glass and then transfers the wet design to paper, either by rubbing or with an etching press. The primary reason for making a monoprint is that, when the image is offset from the plate to the paper, the print achieves a separate quality and luminosity totally unlike a painting made directly on paper. In the 19th century, Edgar Degas did considerable experimentation with monoprints.