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Skyy Blue Mason

100 16x20 Image Size

Notes from the Artist:
It is my pleasure to be involved with Skyy Vodka, Dave Mason and Core Charities. I have included a description of the process involved in creating the print as well as some additional information unique to this project. The printing process I specialize in is call mono-type. Each print created is an original piece of art. All are printed one at a time in my Scottsdale studio. I also handprint a variety of Skyy Vodka, and Dave Mason specific graphics, such as sheet music (Feelin- Alright), assorted pictures of Dave, Traffic logo, and Skyy Vodka drink recipes, by using separate intaglio plates. This allows me to collage on the base print to enhance its original quality. Skyy Blue Mason is a synthetic still life in the Cubist tradition. The Skyy blue color mixed with the bright primary and secondary colors create an exciting composition.

The origins of the monotype are difficult to pin point, although individual artists probably employed variations on the technique as early as the first intaglio prints of the fifteenth century.

The monotype is an intriguing hybrid among printmaking techniques. It is neither a print nor a painting but a unique combination of both.

Because this medium uses an etching press to transfer the image from a plate to a piece of paper, it is sometimes called a monoprint. There is, however, only one image created, making it an original work of art just like a painting on canvas or paper. The reason the image is transferred rather than painted directly on the paper itself is to allow the artist to use ink instead of paint as well as a variety of techniques that lend themselves to this print medium. The inks used

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