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Monotypes

Unlike giclee prints, which are fine art reproductions, monotypes are original and unique prints not reproductions. The monotype process was invented by the Italian painter and etcher, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-64). Monotyping is a type of printmaking made by drawing or painting on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. The surface, or matrix, was historically a copper plate but in contemporary work it can vary from zinc or glass to acrylic glass. The image is then transferred onto a sheet of paper by pressing th two together, usually using an etching press. Monotypes can also be created by inking an entire surface and then, using brushing or rags, removing ink to create a subtractive image. The inks or paints used can be oil-based or water based. Monotyping produces an unique print, or monotye and most of the ink or paint is removed during the initial pressing. Although subsequent reprinting are sometimes possible, they differ greatly from the first print. These prints from the original plate are clled "ghost prints". A print made by pressing a new print onto another surface, effectively making the print into a plate, is called a "cognate". This collection of monotypes contains first prints, ghost prints and cognates.

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  1. Ode to Dante (Turmoil), Image 1.

    Ode to Dante (Turmoil), 2020

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    18 x 12 in

  2. "Stepping out with Kesha", Image 1.

    "Stepping out with Kesha"

  3. "Imperfect Justice" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "Imperfect Justice"

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    20 x 15 in

  4. "Burgundy" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 1.

    "Burgundy", 2016

    Watercolor

    5.5 x 5.5 in

  5. "Span" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 3.

    "Span", 2016

    Watercolor

    7.25 x 5.5 in

  6. "Homeland" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 3.

    "Homeland", 2016

    Watercolor

    5.75 x 6.75 in

  7. "Apache Heart" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 3.

    "Apache Heart", 2016

    Watercolor

    7.25 x 5.5 in

  8. Okay-Firecracker by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    Okay-Firecracker, 2009

    Watercolor

    19 x 13 in

  9. "Little Rascal-Okay 3" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 1.

    "Little Rascal-Okay 3", 2009

    Watercolor

    19 x 13 in

  10. Journey of Angels by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 1.

    Journey of Angels

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    20.5 x 16.5 in

  11. "Felt In The Days When Hope Unborn Had Died" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "Felt In The Days When Hope Unborn Had Died", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    17 x 21 in

  12. "Yet With A Steady Beat, Have Not Our Weary Feet" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "Yet With A Steady Beat, Have Not Our Weary Feet", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    17 x 21 in

  13. "Come To The Place For Which Our Fathers Sighed" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "Come To The Place For Which Our Fathers Sighed", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    17 x 21 in

  14. "We Stand At Last" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "We Stand At Last", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    20.5 x 16 in

  15. "Treading a Path Through The Blood Of the Slaughtered" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "Treading a Path Through The Blood Of the Slaughtered", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    17 x 21 in

  16. "The Dark Past Has Taught Us" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "The Dark Past Has Taught Us", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    18 x 22 in

  17. "Stony The Road We Trod" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "Stony The Road We Trod", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    17 x 13 in

  18. "Silent Tears" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 1.

    "Silent Tears", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    21.5 x 18.5 in

  19. "Ring With The Harmonies Of Liberty" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "Ring With The Harmonies Of Liberty", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    21 x 17 in

  20. "Out Of The Gloomy Past" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "Out Of The Gloomy Past", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    17 x 21 in

  21. "High As The Listening Skies" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "High As The Listening Skies", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    17 x 13 in

  22. "Bitter the Chastening Rod" by Princess Simpson Rashid, Image 2.

    "Bitter the Chastening Rod", 2016

    Monotype with Akua Ink

    17 x 21 in