Spring

Here comes Spring...

This means I have to share my art with the garden

Shorter painting sessions may be an advantage,

as working too long can lead to fussing with detail.

I like my prints to be loose and imaginative 

without any literal representation.

They are really just abstract landscapes.

My monotypes are on 300gsm A4 smooth white paper 

using a gel plate and Golden Open acrylics.

'Teal'

'Mellow'

My print room is in a spare bedroom at home.

At the end of January I decided to make a 

dedicated space in the house for pulling prints.

Here are some photographs of my work area... 

I use a long table over the end of the bed,

on risers to bring up the height for working.

A sheet of acrylic is taped down on the table

with my gel plate sitting on top.

The gel plate sticks well to the acrylic sheet and 

is easy to peel off for washing in a sink.

Clean up is simple.

The Golden Open Acrylics dry slowly.

Most of the paint is transferred to the

paper so there is little paint to remove from

the gel plate.  Any acrylic paint left on the plate 

is removed with a water spray bottle, 

paper towels or wipes.

Trolleys are handy for storage.

Drying prints...

A folding picnic table holds work in progress 

and a card rack on the bed behind my table

is useful for drying the prints without smudging.

I store my dry finished work in 

archival boxes to keep them flat.

Here are some more recent prints...

'Wavelength'

'Glacial'

'Sienna'

'Veil'

Anyone who follows my art journey 

might be wondering if I have abandoned 

my oil and cold wax paintings.

No... I haven't.

I shall run the two side by side.

Now the clocks have gone forward,

warmer weather will soon entice me 

out to work in my garden studio.

There are some unfinished oil paintings 

and frames to prepare for forthcoming Shows.

The first Lincolnshire Artists' Society 

Group Show is in the Stables Gallery,

Doddington Hall, near Lincoln,

from14 May until 31 May 2021

One oil painting submitted for the Show.

'Spring'

Oils and cold wax medium on 12 x 12 inch canvas 

That's all for now.

Until next time...

Thank you for visiting.

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