For these monoprints, Giovanni used the subtractive method. First he rolled black ink to cover a copper plate, then he removed the light areas of the composition, leaving the black to be soaked up by the paper, when pressed.
[caption id=”attachment_13845″ align=”aligncenter” width=”300 Giovanni Battista Castiglione, monotype
[image_with_animation image_url=”8262″ alignment=”” animation=”None” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”] I asked Paul D. McKee who some inspirational painters were for his upcoming Unconventional Painting workshop. He sent me this: Robert Rauschenberg David Wojnarowicz Anselm Kiefer Lawrence Carroll I knew the first three names (V-Notes on the way), and thank you to Suzanne Walker for repeatedly saying the name “Wojnarowicz” in …
A Frenchman, Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) was the leading painter in Rome during the era of Baroque art from the early to mid 1600s, until he rejected the decorative and emotional style in Baroque so he could develop his own style that combined the values of the Renaissance with classical antiquity. If you’re looking at a …
You are now in the second half of our 30 day creative challenge. Did you see the post with some of my favorites from the first 2 weeks? Don’t miss them! If you see yours in there, contact us to claim your $50 gift certificate. Today’s creative challenge: What do you do when you’re not doing …
In South India, kolam is a daily ritual that beautifies home thresholds with its mathematically based designs. During festivals like Pongal – a harvest festival that marks the end of the traditional farming season and the beginning of the harvest – kolam becomes more complex and colorful. In this post I share suggestions about how …
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione’s monotypes
For these monoprints, Giovanni used the subtractive method. First he rolled black ink to cover a copper plate, then he removed the light areas of the composition, leaving the black to be soaked up by the paper, when pressed.
[caption id=”attachment_13845″ align=”aligncenter” width=”300
Giovanni Battista Castiglione, monotype
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