by Debra Claffey | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Often I am delighted with the little examples I create when teaching a workshop. A recent workshop in cold wax painting found me demonstrating layering as well as using touches of Kama’s metallic powdered pigment. Untitled study, 2017, oil and cold wax, powdered...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 28, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Today’s session included monotypes made with oil paint and wax medium, painted onto a sheet of glass and hand-transferred to Asian paper. Untitled study, 2017, monotype with oil and wax, 18 x 12 inches. ← Several hours of listening Small study on paper...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 26, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
This was an older piece that just didn’t feel quite right. I added a few drawn lines and it felt complete again. At least, for now… The Singing Tree 04, 2018, oil, wax, graphite over oil monotype, mounted on panel, 29 x 21 inches ← Another little...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 22, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒ ← Teeny study, 4 x 4 inches Several hours of listening...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Another sample from demonstrating cold wax painting in a workshop here in my studio. This one has a bit of Kama’s copper metallic pigment in it to catch the light. Untitled study/work sample, 2017, cold wax painting with graphite and powdered pigment, 4 x 4...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 21, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
These are working samples showing what can be done with cold wax medium, paint, graphite, powdered pigments, on paper. They were created for a workshop in cold wax painting held this week here in my studio. ← Passionflower leaf Teeny study, 4 x 4 inches...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 16, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
This is a print from a passionflower leaf onto encaustic, over a monotype mounted on a panel. Yellow and Blue Leaves, 2016, oil monotype, pigment stick, on paper on unbraced panel, 8 x 8 inches. ← Detail Studies in Painting with Cold Wax Medium...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 16, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
This is a detail from a work-in-progress for WCA/NH’s text and Textiles project. It will be a collaborative work with a NH poet. This beginning is an oil monotype mounted onto a panel. Detail, work-in-progress, 2018, mixed media on panel, 30 x 30 inches ← A...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 13, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒ ← Celadon Green Pale Detail...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 10, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
This is a monotype mounted to a panel and then painted with pigment stick and drawin into. ← Blue Star Fern in Indigo A little 8"x8" study → ← Blue Star Fern in Indigo A little 8"x8" study...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 9, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
One aspect of making images with monotype, that I particularly like, is making a record of a living leaf by inking the leaf and printing it onto paper. This one is a leaf from my studio Blue Star Fern, with its own character, saying hello! ← The studio is a mess....
by Debra Claffey | Dec 7, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Wet oil monotypes or paint on every available surface. Waiting for things to dry! This is 12 x 12 inches on Asian paper mounted to a panel. Untitled study, 2017, oil, collage, 12 x 12 inches ← A Small Drawing or a Monotype Blue Star Fern in Indigo...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 6, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
Which side to choose? The inked side of this monotype has a lovely character, delicate color, and line i like. But the other side, the side you usually won’t see, has its own specialness to me. The translucence of the paper allows for a choice. isn’t it...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 3, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
This is a drawing, a monotype, a work-in-progress, maybe the basis for a new mixed media painting on a panel. This exploration has so many possible futures. Which shall it be? ← Black and White Plus... A Small Drawing or a Monotype...
by Debra Claffey | Dec 2, 2017 | Blog--Making Something Out of Nothing, Updates, Works-in-progress
This trace monotype on Asian paper has just been mounted to a 36 by 36 inch braced panel. It will be the base of another work. This method of working opens up avenues of exploration while overcoming the “what to do!” anxiety that goes with a blank surface....
