EW Monotype - #12
Monotype by Erika Whitney - 1/1 - Manual monotype using a gel plate
About the Artist:
Erika Whitney G. is a Houston based artist and educator. She holds an MFA with a Painting focus from University of Houston. Erika makes abstract paintings and sculpture that focuses on humanity and memory. She recently attended a residency at The Sam and Adele Golden Foundation for the Arts for their summer 2022 session. She has shown extensively across Houston and Texas, nationally and had her work published in the 13th Volume of Friends of the Artist.
Monotype:
A unique print, typically painterly in effect, made by applying paint or printing ink to a flat sheet of metal, glass, or plastic. The painted image is transferred to paper either by manually rubbing or using a press. Mediums are applied to the plate using two different methods. In the additive, or “light-field,” technique, ink or paint is applied directly to the plate, often with a brush. In the subtractive, or “dark-field,” technique, the plate is covered with a layer of ink or paint, and the image is formed by manipulating and removing the ink or paint using a variety of tools, including brushes, rags, or the artist’s fingers. Each plate typically yields one monotype, but subsequent pulls (sometimes called “ghost impressions” because of their relative faintness) can be made from the residual mediums on the plate.
approx. 8 x 6