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Therese Dwyer Moriaty

Water
monotype, 6 x 6 inches

River's Edge V
monotype, 9 x 9 inches

Letters Home V
monotype, 12 x 12 inches

Machine Guns
monotype, 12 x 12 inches

Therese Dwyer Moriaty:These watercolor monotypes are interpretations from a recent trip to France and the Alps. Writings from “The Great War” resonate with the physical and emotional scars still evident there.
My images are developed with watercolors on a Plexiglas plate, dried, and run through a printing press onto dampened paper. Style inspiration comes from the watercolors of Lawrence Goldsmith and ink drawings from Japanese artists. I usually work on three or four simultaneously, letting the images develop over the course of several weeks. Dripping paint mimics the blood lost during the war by millions of men and women. Writings and images from World War I are integrated into the image at the time of printing. The final image is not entirely predictable as not all of the watercolor will transfer.
The sketches range in size from 6×6” to 12×15”. The larger pieces (16×20, 18×24”) are much more developed. The works focus on a specific story, image, or letter from the men and women who served from all over the world. The writing that is included in my images is not meant to be read, it gives a hint of the negative nature of the text but not the entire story.
I hold a strong point of view that art should add to the beauty of our world.