Doreen Boogert

I have been a member of Edinburgh Printmakers for around 9years and SWSP for 3years. I did a screen-printing course with Gillian Murray at Edinburgh Printmakers, and joined just after that. I have attended evening classes and summer schools in drawing and painting most of my adult life. I also attended printmaking courses, etching, Lino cutting and Collograph at Gracefield Art Centre. I also did a Masterclass with Kate Downie at Glasgow Print Studio in Monoprinting. I try to visit EP at least once a week, it’s a wonderful place to work.

Printmaking has always been important to me. I love visiting Art galleries at home and abroad and realised most artists tried printmaking at some point in their lives. Picasso, Tapies, Piper and Gillies to name but a few. There is so much to learn from Artists/Printmakers.
Monotype seems to suit me. I enjoy wiping off the ink as much as putting it on. I feel I am drawing as I go, also using bamboo and kebab sticks to make marks. I also use my own cut out stencils. Sometimes I make a print in one go. Mostly I layer the inked Perspex sheet up to six times. You can get a second print which is called a ‘ghost’ print, which would also be a unique print.