Beautiful Marilyn

The Marilyn Monroe Screen drying the screen filler by Jo Howell

I am very pleased to say that I have broadened my horizons and started to create some work using screen printing techniques. To get the feel for the process again I decided to do a simple design taken from an older body of work called "Cut Out and Keep" to experiment with.

I opted for the drawing fluid option and then filled the screen with screen filler, I then washed out the drawing fluid to create a positive Marilyn image when printed.

Test on paper by Jo Howell

After a few paper tests I decided to prepare some canvas to create a run of fine art prints. I used water colour paints in a light wash and splashed indian ink over them to create some background texture and colour.

Washes by Jo Howell

After a lot of patience, waiting around and twiddling thumbs, the backgrounds were dry enough to try printing on. I used water based fabric paint to screen print Marilyn onto the canvas, I then used an electric heater to set the print.

Marilyn print run by Jo Howell

I was really pleased with the results, and I cannot wait to try out the photo-sensitive screen emulsion to combine my photography with my fine art ideas! This year looks to be an exciting year for experimentation and investigations.

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