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Monroe, 2024
A Mixed Media by Richard Sele

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This is not a drawing or painting but rather scratchboard. The scratchboard panel is a 1/8" thick board coated with a special white clay and a topcoat of black India ink. Using any sharp instrument, I scratch off the ink in various patterns to reveal the white clay and form an image. It is one of the most difficult art mediums because it is unforgiving if one makes a mistake. You can't erase or paint over an error. I used a few different tools to scratch this piece. I used a #11 scalpel to scratch this piece.

This piece took much longer than I expected. I spent several hours per day for 10 days straight. There was simply a lot of scratching to do! I love the way she turned out. Female scratchboards can be a challenge for me. I have to be extra careful to retain the soft beauty of the face. A rugged man portrait is usually much easier since there will be more lines and creases to work with. Just look at my work on Willie Nelson or Keith Richards!

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Limited Edition | Scratchboard, 5" x 7" x 0"