Luminous Layers: Transparent Gel Monotypes with Clare W

Get ready to dive into the world of monotypes with Clare W and create stunning pieces that play with light and color!

Saturday, April 18 , 2026

10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M.

In this one-session workshop, we’ll explore the delight of building gel plate monotypes with transparent color. Using printmaking paper and Golden Open Acrylics, you’ll learn how to create rich, layered images through both additive marks (painting and drawing directly on the plate) and reductive techniques (wiping, lifting, and masking from an inked plate). We’ll also cover basic registration for printing multiple layers in alignment.

Students will leave with a small series of finished prints suitable for framing or for use in collage and mixed-media.

All levels welcome. Prior experience with gel printing, monotypes, or acrylic painting is helpful but not required.

6 participants

$100

Supplies: a $40 fee will be paid directly to Instructor

Materials supplied by Instructor

Gel Plate, printmaking paper, brayer, paint, sponges, plexiglass sheets for color mixing, palette, knives, water containers, ready-made stencils, dish soap, baby wipes, masking tape, newsprint, stencils, xacto knives, stencil material

Students may may bring sketches or reference images for inspiration

About Clare

Clare Winslow is a Maryland-based printmaker whose work explores abstraction, process, and memory through layered, gestural images. She studied fine art at The Catholic University of America and printmaking at the Corcoran College of Art, and her practice centers on experimental screenprinting and monotype techniques that translate beautifully to gel printing. A four-time recipient of the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County’s Artists & Scholars Project Grant and a past resident at theVirginia Center for the Creative Arts and in Orquevaux, France, she has exhibited widely throughout the Washington, DC region and beyond. Clare teaches at venues around the DC area, sharing approachable, process-based methods that invite students to experiment and discover their own visual language.