Monotype Series 4 (Bloom)

A first attempt at full-size prints. Inspired by blooming trees. Alcohol as a dispersant. The final piece is a bottom print — pulled from what was left in the tray after pouring out the size.

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A flower-like burst of blue and yellow at center, with smaller blooms scattered across a pale cream ground

Orange petal shapes with pink centers around a larger blush-and-apricot form, like peach blossoms pressed into paper

Clusters of rose-pink petals scattered on pale ground with smoky gray branching edges — cherry blossoms

Dark olive masses clustered at center on a yellow and blue-green field, with a pale moon-form settled in the lower right

Vibrant blue pools and yellow splatter scattered across cream, with pale pooled forms at the corners

Soft sandy tans and muted blue-grays, frosted and translucent — the bottom print, textural like sandy soil and water

After the earthen Strata series, I wanted something more airy and floral — the trees in my neighborhood were just starting to flower. Larger paper was harder to control; the paint bled in places, like “blooms” in watercolor. The double meaning felt right. I closed with a “bottom print” — more textural, like sandy soil and water, a nod back to Strata.

Chris De Giere
Ink on washi paper
Monotype (paper marbling)
8×12 inches (20.32 × 30.48 cm)
2025

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