Pura Vida-Series of Archival Transfer Monotypes with Chine Colle

Wildlife Fantasy

This is the second mixed media monotype I have finished from the series Pura Vida, based on travel to Costa Rica. I wrote about my trip to Cano Negro, a rich and exciting place filled with many species of animals and birds. This image combines digital photography, traditional monotype printmaking, chine colle, pastel, colored pencils, and other collage and drawing materials to create a fantasy place where many birds and animals meet.

Costa Rica- Magical Rain Forest

The beauty and lushness of the tropical rain forest is amazing. Everything is bursting with life and energy. The color, freshness, and vitality awakens you to a heightened level.

This first mixed media print in the series "Pura Vida," inspired by my travels in Costa Rica, is a multi-media experiment. I knew I wanted to do something more than I had done before to express what I had seen and experienced on my visit to Costa Rica. I have combined digital photography, monotype traditional printmaking, colored pencil drawing, chine colle, collage, as well as pastel to create a fantasy rain forest replete with the butterflies and lush greenery that remain forever in my mind's eye.

Image: Magical Rain Forest, Mixed Media by Linda Dubin Garfield