This is a combination of a monoprint and digital collage. This monotype or monoprint is made with a gelliplate and acrylic paint. A unique handmade and one-off piece, only 1 print can be made of your design. The graphic printing technique and the paper used create all kinds of textures and effects. That makes it interesting to look at. I found the monoprint to have nice textures and shapes, but still a bit boring. I digitised the monoprint
and added drawings by Leonardo da Vinci. The orange colour now makes it contemporary with a vintage look because of the old drawings. Visible are a portrait, the man, a sphere with a cow's head and a mathematical shape.
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…