Matisse: the Man, the Monotype

This is the second print pulled on my new press, from a picture of Matisse looking so very french in his chapeau. It is appropriate, and perhaps inevitable that a portrait of Matisse should directly follow a self-portrait. Matisse is my favorite artist and has been an inspiration and influence over the years. His work is simple and perfect at the same time. Never more than it needs to be and never less. He is a master of color and composition. I have always felt there was a connection between me and my favorite artist (perhaps its just that we look similar: large, bald, beard, glasses), and did this little portrait as an homage to show proper respect and perhaps imbue my studio with the influence of the old Master.




Similar to the self-potrait this is a monotype printed from a copper plate on Arches cover paper with violet Daniel Smith etching ink.




Thanks for everything, Henri!