Artwork copyright Laura Ross-Paul. Photo courtesy of Clark College.

Artwork copyright Laura Ross-Paul. Photo courtesy of Clark College.

Clap, Clap, 1990

Laura Ross-Paul
(American, born 1950)

Location: Clark College, Vancouver

ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Clap, Clap is a monotype print created by artist Laura Ross-Paul. She notes, "I think of my work as a personal landscape of emotions. The two emotions which interest me the most are the intimate and the heroic, and I seek to combine these in my work. The landscape...adds to the mood and serves as a mysterious stage upon which the figurative drama is played. Painting is a process of self exploration for me and I paint until the image feels familiar."

Monotypes are unique prints made by painting with inks directly onto the printing plate. Only one print can be made from the plate. The image is transferred onto paper using a printing press. Clap, Clap was printed at North Light Editions, a regional press noted for its work with the monotype process, located in Portland, Oregon.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Clark College.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Laura Ross-Paul is a Portland, Oregon-based artist. She received a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Portland State University. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Fort Wrright College in Spokane, Washington. She states, "I think of my work as a personal landscape of emotions. The two emotions in life which interest me the most are the intimate and the heroic and I seek to combine these in my work."