Matrix Maintenance

February 10, 2024

Clay dries quickly — an obstacle the clay monoprint artist can not ignore.

"Renaissance Town II" - Clay Monoprint, Acrylic Paint, Copper Mica, & Calcium Carbonate by Andrew T. Smith

Art of the Clay Monoprint

February 6, 2024

Clay Monoprints are a relatively new art form, but they were formed from the skills of generations of potters and printmakers.

City's Edge

January 27, 2024

Due to the relatively short history of clay monoprints as a medium, creating one always feels like an experiment. This is particularly true as I try to see how the prints interact with other mediums.

Renaissance Town II, ©2023 Andrew T. Smith. Clay monoprint, acrylic, copper mica, and calcium carbonate.

Towns in Clay

December 20, 2023

Post-impressionistic towns are rising from my matrix.

The "unentitled" artists discuss the exhibit setup.

Visual Realia in the "unentitled" Exhibit at Marketview Arts

August 16, 2023

Andrew Smith of Visual Realia is one of seven artists who created collaborative works on the theme of “unentitled” for this new exhibit in York, Pennsylvania.

YouTube video of clay monoprints by Andrew T. Smith

YouTube Video of Visual Realia Clay Monoprints

February 14, 2023

A YouTube video discussing numerous clay monoprints by Andrew Smith of Visual Realia is now available at this link. The prints included are being exhibited throughout 2023 in various locations.

"Finite Motion" by Andrew T. Smith — “Finite Motion” - Andrew T. Smith© 2023

"Finite Motion" Mixed Media Work

January 14, 2023

“Finite Motion” mixed media work by Andrew T. Smith

The clay monoprint artist designs their work on a slab of clay known as the matrix, shown here.

The Matrix — The Diary of a Clay Monoprint Artist

January 4, 2023

The clay slab that a clay monoprint artist designs on gradually becomes a diary of their work.

Patchwork

May 15, 2022

The Past just left. Its remnants, I claim, are mostly fiction. We're stranded here with the threadbare patchwork of memory, you with yours, I with mine."
— Denis Johnson

"Patchwork"
Clay Monoprint on Pellon
8" x 10"
Andrew Smith / Visual Realia Studio

The square and rectangle blocks, newly added for this work, interplay with the large central yellow diamond and green and blue diagonal stripes, all remnants (patches) of previous works.

For the new elements, I purposely wanted to utilize my lesser chosen color slips, including siennas, umbers, red iron oxide, French rose madder, French yellow ochre, and the onion skin dyed slip.

Maryland Federation of Art's Spring Member Show

May 15, 2022

Maryland Federation of Art's Spring Member Show Online Gallery

I’m pleased to be one of sixty artists selected from 427 entries to be part of the Maryland Federation of Art's Spring Member Show 2022, opening today. The exhibit runs through May 28th.

MFA Circle Gallery
18 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401

Online:
https://mdfedart.com/mfaentry/galleryA/index.php...

Congratulations to Gettysburg artist Jim Mackey for his selection, as well.

#MFASpringMemberShow2022