Working on the "less is more" theory

It is a very rare visitor to my gallery who knows what a clay mono type is. Despite the herculean efforts of Mitch Lyons who developed this unusual process, it remains an unknown art form to most people, including artists. I quickly learned that my attempts to describe the process failed miserably, and as a result I resorted to demonstrating the technique by creating 3 to 4 small abstract prints. After giving one to the each visitor I would toss the remaining demos in a box, thinking that someday I will find a use for them. Well that someday has arrived. For the past few days I've been selecting some of the demos to serve as support for a series of small pastel paintings. Today I have several more to share with you.

4x6

4x4

4x7

MIXED MEDIA MINIATURES

I love the sound, the alliteration of the title; the sound is pushed off the lips. Mixed media miniatures. OK, enough of that. These 2 5x5 pieces once were part of one creation. Over time I became less than enthusiastic about it and in the end decided they were destined to be what you see now, two small examples of a clay mono type enhanced with acrylic.


Dunes I clay mono type 5x5"


Dunes II clay mono type 5x5"