A selection of an ongoing series of watercolour monotypes created by Katherine Bull (since October 2016). Bull creates unique prints using as source material short mobile phone videos taken while traveling in and around Cape Town. She paints onto two plates simultaneously using her left and right hands while watching the moving image play looped on an iPad screen; a hand for each plate. Through the medium of printmaking she can layer the two images to merge into a single printed impression.
The plates are registered and printed in sequence onto a damp heavyweight paper with tight pressure on an etching press. For watercolour monotype the 0,5 mm PVC (plastic) plates must be prepared with a thin layer of gum arabic (in South Africa known as gum acacia), by buffing it with a soft wide weave cotton rag until dry and barely visible. The layer of gum arabic acts as a release agent when the dry watercolour pigment makes contact under high pressure with the damp paper as it runs through the press. The watercolours used are a combination of Windsor and Newton pan and tube watercolour and handmade watercolours made at Warren Editions.

West Coast – R27
2017
Watercolour monotype on Zerkall Intaglio paper, 250gsm
Unique print
Paper dimensions: 37,7 x 45,5 cm
Image dimensions: 42,5 x 32,4 cm
Price R10800 (excl. VAT)

Westcoast
2017
Watercolour monotype on Zerkall Intaglio paper, 250gsm
Unique print
Paper dimensions: 37,9 x 44,2 cm
Image dimensions: 22,4 x 28,5 cm
Price R10800 (excl. VAT)

Southern Suburbs – Mowbray
2017
Watercolour monotype on Zerkall Intaglio paper, 250gsm
Unique print
Paper dimensions: 38 x 45,3 cm
Image dimensions: 24,6 x 32,5 cm
Price R10800 (excl. VAT)

Paardeneiland
2017
Watercolour monotype on Zerkall Intaglio paper, 250gsm
Unique print
Paper dimensions: 37,8 x 44,5 cm
Image dimensions: 23 x 27,7 cm
Price R10800 (excl. VAT)

Newlands Forest
2017
Watercolour monotype on Zerkall Intaglio paper, 250gsm
Unique print
Paper dimensions: 37,7 x 44,3 cm
Image dimensions: 22 x 28,4 cm
Price R10800 (excl. VAT)

Koeberg
2017
Watercolour monotype on Zerkall Intaglio paper, 250gsm
Unique print
Paper dimensions: 37,9 x 45,2 cm
Image dimensions: 24,6 x 32,5 cm
Price R10800 (excl. VAT)

Green Point
2017
Watercolour monotype on Zerkall Intaglio paper, 250gsm
Unique print
Paper dimensions: 337,9 x 45,5 cm
Image dimensions: 22,3 x 28,4 cm
Price R10800 (excl. VAT)

De Waterkant
2017
Watercolour monotype on Zerkall Intaglio paper, 250gsm
Unique print
Paper dimensions: 37,8 x 45,5 cm
Image dimensions: 22 x 28,4 cm
Price R10800 (excl. VAT)

De Waterkant – Strand Street
2017
Watercolour monotype on Zerkall Intaglio paper, 250gsm
Unique print
Paper dimensions: 337,8 x 44,5 cm
Image dimensions: 22,2 x 28,4 cm