Artist Barbara van Buskirk Demonstrates Monotype Printing Video Courtesy of Donald Kolberg This is a demonstration of the art of monotype as done by artist Barbara van Buskirk in Albuquerque. Visit her website.
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Monotypes: Printing on Plexiglass
Chinese Ink Landscape Washes By Donald Kolberg, Contributing Arts Editor There are times as a monotype artist when I fight the wall, the blank page, and the empty canvas. Then something catches my eye – a bit of news, a painting, something someone says, or, in my case, a video: Lotus Flowers: Explore the Plexiglass…

What is Encaustic Monotype?
Encaustic Method and the Art of Painterly Prints By Pamela Caughey See her work in WTP Vol. IV #5 and WTP Vol. VI #3 Not too long ago, while pondering what to do with all the excess encaustic wax that was scraped away from my paintings on panel, I came across a wonderful DVD by Paula…

Donald Kolberg | Printmaking | Video
Strappo, a unique Monoprint and Monotype The Woven Tale Press arts editor, Donald Kolberg, demonstrates strappo printmaking [dropcap]S[/dropcap]trappo combines painting and printmaking. First, an acrylic paint is created on a clear glass plate. When the image is fully formed, it is left to dry. Then, successive layers of acrylic gesso are added. This thickens the…

Printmaking
How I Make a Monotype by Barbara van Buskirk See her work in WTP Vol. IV #3 Who can say wherein lies the charm of a monotype— that unique print from a painted plate, which stands in the half shadow between painting and printmaking? … Its spontaneity and freshness, its directness and freedom place it apart…