Whimsical Friendship
by Valentina Kondrashova
Title
Whimsical Friendship
Artist
Valentina Kondrashova
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas - Monotype
Description
WHIMSICAL FRIENDSHIP. WHITE CAT AND GRAY MOUSE by VALENTINA KONDRASHOVA.
Belong to the Gallery RUSSIAN ARTISTS NEW WAVE.
Monotyping is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface, or matrix, was historically a copper etching plate, but in contemporary work it can vary from zinc or glass to acrylic glass. The image is then transferred onto a sheet of paper by pressing the two together, usually using a printing-press. Monotypes can also be created by inking an entire surface and then, using brushes or rags, removing ink to create a subtractive image, e.g. creating lights from a field of opaque colour. The inks used may be oil based or water based. With oil based inks, the paper may be dry, in which case the image has more contrast, or the paper may be damp, in which case the image has a 10 percent greater range of tones.
Monotyping produces a unique print, or monotype; most of the ink is removed during the initial pressing. Although subsequent reprintings are sometimes possible, they differ greatly from the first print and are generally considered inferior.
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July 14th, 2015
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Comments (8)
Jenny Rainbow
Congratulations on being featured at the home page of the group Russian Art on Fine Art America!
Madalena Lobao-Tello
CONGRATULATIONS!! Featured on Women Painters. Fabulous artwork. Love the colours and composition !!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Shelley Wallace Ylst
Too fantastic for words! Your technique is different from any I have seen and this is just beautiful! L/F/Twt
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