Outback Australia
Helen Clare finds inspiration in the open beach spaces, the bush, the Sydney Harbour and the beautiful, vibrant colours seen on adventures to remote areas of the Australian interior.
The technique of the monotype allows her freedom, spontaneity and movement. The inks on paper after the passage through the press have a luminous and translucent quality.
". . . inks mixed with various viscosities of oil, applied in multiple layers on the same plate prior to printing have produced complex and exciting impressions. When technically well-executed, monotypes created in this manner are distinctly monotypes in their incredible fidelity to the artist's manipulations of ink, but have a remarkable transparent and "layered" quality that is not otherwise achievable." — from Frank Howell, Monotypes.