TERRY CHASTAIN received his BFA, (Painting and Printmaking), from the University of Texas. After college, he traveled, (by cargo ship, The Charlotte Lykes), to Budapest. As rivers flow, he ended up taking a garret room on the top floor of Hotel Cujas on the Left Bank, in Paris, continuing his soiree education. Life was sparse but good.

Upon returning to the States, Mr. Chastain moved to San Francisco. It was here he founded both Momi Tobys Revolution Cafe/Art Bar and Papa Tobys. He went on to co-found Tinhorn Press/Gallery with master printmaker John Gruenwald. After a long stint on the Barbary Coast, he relocated back to Austin with his family. Austin Artwheels was founded; a mobile art gallery in a custom 87 Chevy Stepvan, (now the Art Rickshaw). He went on to develop and curate Wiggys Windows, a pop-up gallery/tasting room in a turn-of-the-century brick building housing a wine and spirit store.

Mr. Chastain has taught extensively - Studio Inferno, New Orleans, Pilchuck School of Glass outside of Seattle, Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, Santa Reparata Arts, Florence, and Tinhorn Public Works in San Francisco. He maintains extensive sketchbooks from his journeys to Italy, Paris, Mexico, and Cuba which he relies upon for inspiration. Chastain's painterly monotypes are narratives, a cross between Victorian Steampunk and the Hudson River School. Among his other influences are Thomas Hart Benton, Picasso, Dave Hickey, Captain Jean Lafitte, Willie Nelson and his loyal Toy Terrier, Buddy Montana.

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THE MONOTYPE is a type of printmaking made by "painting" with oil-based etching inks on a smooth, non-absorbent surface. Often used are copper, zinc, or plexiglass. The image is printed, or transferred to a damp sheet of archival paper, by use of an etching press. The ink impregnates the rich fibers of the paper, hence offering a unique single original print, the monotype. The process is attributed to Giovanni Castiglione, (1609 - 1664), an Italian painter and etcher

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THE INTAGLIO, (ETCHING)  is another printmaking process in which the image is etched into the plate, usually by a chemical process. The deeply incised line or sunken area will retain ink once wiped clean. Once inked, the plate and dampened archival paper are run through the etching press under much pressure. This force pushed the paper into the grooved of the plate and a print is produced. Often this method is used for printing editions. The process is attributed to Germany around the 1430"s. It is believed that goldsmiths used this to record their designs.

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