Friday, 30 April 2010
Mandala - Watercolor Monoprint
I made this painting last summer. Here I´v arranged the objects into a circle. I didn´t want the finished piece to look too haphazard or random - this is my attempt to make a composition and I am pleased with the result. I have used a flower head in the center and was surprised that the delicate and fragile petals printed so well. Fern leaves are very satisfying to print because they have such a well defined structure - but it is worth experimenting with all kinds of plants. The larger rounder leaves come from a garden birch tree. They refuse to lay flat on the paper and there is a hole in the middle where the leaf does not touch the paper. At first I was irritated by this but I think this also adds textural interest to the overall picture.
This is a beautiful and so soothing painting to look at. It's fun to see the effects of certain colors by the leaves or flowers that you used to create the image. I love the colors that you used.
ReplyDeleteLove to se these beautiful pictures full of colour! Love//Eva
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing:)
ReplyDeletestunning, beautiful work so pleased to have come across this
ReplyDeleteStunning!!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for your kind comments!
ReplyDeleteAgain a beautiful example of this - i have never seen monoprinting with watercolor before. fantastic
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Gorgeous 😊
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