At the Museum

This print was inspired by a recent trip to the Getty Villa museum. This was the original J. Paul Getty Museum. It was closed for renovation before the opening of the new Getty Center. The Villa now houses Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities. Really old stuff.

This is a monotype printed in black etching ink on Rives BFK paper. The color in the print was applied by dabbing or 'tapping' different colored inks onto the plate with fingertips. I've been printing the monotypes for a while now, usually just in black ink and coloring them afterwards. Applying the color to the plate before printing creates an entirely different look and definitely warrants further exploration/experimentation. Hail Caesar!