LYNNE ALLEN
Monotype/Monoprint Course
Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA

July 3-8 | 9am-noon
Tuition: $650 ($600 for returning students)
Open to All

Create unique monotypes, using both positive techniques -- working in a painterly fashion or using brayers -- and reductive techniques, where ink is removed either with rags, Q-tips, pointed objects or even your fingers! We will use a variety of substrates, and will also explore monoprints, where a matrix can be reused (such as linoleum or woodcut) to make a varied edition. This printmaking technique allows considerable freedom in approach, from painterly and expressive gestures, to linear, hard-edge markings. For those interested, chine collé as a color element can be incorporated as well as trace-monotype techniques (after inking a surface, paper is placed on top and using a pen, stick or any other stylus, the image is drawn on the back of the paper and ink is transferred due to the pressure of the pen). All these techniques can be combined to create unique, layered and vibrant prints.