Monoprints
Monoprints are a spontaneous form of fine art printmaking where the design is painted in reverse directly onto a surface. Next, a damp piece of paper is gently laid on top of the painted surface and fed through a printing press to transfer the image to the paper. A successful monoprint is created with one pass through the press. Each monoprint is a one of a kind piece of art.
In the 99 Flags series, the paper has been embossed with texture using a carved woodblock as the base for the painted image. While the oil paint colors and image are different for each flag artwork, the embossing of the flag is the same for all.