I gotta new 'do.
And I've been having a good time
in the studio.
First I re-worked an older canvas.
This is how far I got with this canvas originally.
It hung on the wall
It hung on the wall
basically ignored for over a year.
I didn't consider it finished
but I wasn't inspired to
pull it all together.
Unil now!
Here is the finished piece:
I added oil pastels,
more drips, stabilo pencil,
collage papers
and laid a thin glossy layer
of polymer medium on top.
I'm calling it done!
I was on a roll!
On the easel is yet another
canvas,
"Can a man love two women"
that I'm reworking.
This one started out as a black and white collage.
(let me just mention here that I am so over this subject. I am in a healthy place right now getting healthier all the time. I don't care if men can do that.
I'm not interested.
oh and the answer to the question is no.
A man with two women can only love
one person-himself.)
cover a canvas with collage,
paint over it,
become an archeologist and go
back into the layers to reveal the images using q-tips and alcohol.
I also sprayed alcohol on and
scrubbed with a sponge.
I also ended up doing some sanding.
This painting sat for a long time
until inspiration hit.
I wanted to use the blocking
method and create a bunch of
little focal points inside
of the big canvas.
Here are a bunch of
gratuitous close-ups:
What I learned is when
you are doing a block
pattern, you need to use a
damn ruler so the lines are straight.
Here is the final canvas,
I still have to pour some polymer gloss on it:
"The whole is greater than
the sum of its parts"-
Aristotle.
Well, in this case,
I like the parts alot
more than the whole!!
So take my advice,
when doing a grid pattern,
use a damn ruler!!
Thanks for visiting!
xoS
