This botanical monotype or monoprint is made with a gelli plate and acrylic paint. A unique and one-off work, only 1 print can be made of your design. The graphic printing technique and the paper used create all kinds of textures and effects. In this work I picked flowers, plants and grasses in the roadside and printed them in the paint. The golden yellow colors remind me of autumn, the pink and turquoise make it hip and the green and brown just look natural. The composition and colors remind me of wall hangings from the 70s. The flower buds, clover, beech leaves, grasses and other wild plants are easily recognizable.
My name is Lida Bruinen, I was born in 1962. After years of drawing mandalas with colored pencil I was ready for more intense materials. In the past I worked with watercolors, but now I mainly choose to paint with acrylics, often in combination with collage. However,.. Read more…
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands