Original Oil Paint Monoprints
The Monoprint Story
I started exploring monoprinting as a way of “blind” drawing. It’s a wonderful way to remove acute self criticism from the creative process.
It’s a simple technique used by artist Paul Klee, where a sheet of paper spread evenly with oil paint is placed face-down onto a surface. Marks made on the paper are then transferred to the surface.
This gallery shows my first attempts, (including messy smudges!) and how I’m continuing to perfect the technique in my print work and use in combination with mixed media for my expressionist paintings.
Gallery
My first collection of architecture monoprints were about finding interesting shapes, structure and order.
Visit my monoprint shop to purchase made-to-order and custom prints.
As I build my painting language, I’m finding myself drawn to a more deconstructed and abstracted depiction of the structures that surround and protect us. Keep an eye on my latest work to see how these ideas develop.
Amsterdam
Dublin Grafton Street. Published in The Dublin Art Book edited by Emma Bennett
Budapest Parliament
Brussels Le Grand Place
Birmingham Cathedral Square
Notre Dame Paris
San Francisco Russian Hill
Typewriter Series One
The vintage typewriter holds great significance for me.
An unusual symbol of my childhood, I would lug the heavy thing around the house, every pound on the cumbersome keys reverberating through the furniture and floorboards.
I created important music reviews (probably of Adam & the Ants) for the school newspaper, a prize winning “living history” piece comprising of an interview with my Nan and the first flourishes of a screenplay when I was fifteen years old.
Typewriter Series Two
The Typewriter “Barely There” series of original prints take their titles from adapted lines from George Orwell’s novel “Keep The Aspidistra Flying”. The ten prints explore my struggles with social anxiety and seclusion, and how it is through artistic expression that I’ve found a voice.
Learn the full story behind this series here.
Commissioned Pieces
I’m always open to new ideas and these often come from client suggestions. Be it an usual place, view or size of piece, you can contact me to enquire about having your own personalised monoprint
venice rialto bridge on 600gsm watercolour paper 24x20 (private commission)
Padstow Harbour on 425gsm watercolour paper A4
St Ives (private commission 12x37)