Leigh Knowles Metteer is an expert printmaker as well as an experienced, original painter. For this show, she has created a series of monotypes of crows.What is a monotype, you ask?
It is the simplest form of printmaking, requiring only pigments, a surface on which to apply them, paper and some form of press. Each monotype is one of a kind, a unique piece of artwork. Frank Howell, the late Santa Fe artist who became an expert with the medium of monotypes, most clearly describes the process:
Monotypes are pulled impressions that were drawn or painted on a metal or Plexiglas plate. The images are created through applications of ink that are rolled, brushed, daubed or otherwise applied and manipulated and then, with the material, usually paper, that is to accept an impression, are “pulled” with the use of a press.
Now that the snow is behind us, we hope you'll have a chance to see Leigh's work -- as well as all of the other fabulous pieces in this show. It closes on January 27. Stay tuned for information about our February show of work by Brooklyn artist Rodney White.
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