I’m so enjoying the page a day project, and the 12 in 12 (updates on that one soon) but it has meant that not so much art has been going on outside of the sketchbooks.
So I decided to venture out of my papery comfort zone and onto canvas. This is a first for me! It’s still a work in progress, but here’s how it’s starting out…
Being a deep canvas I want to incorporate the edges. With no particular plan I started out with acrylic glazes….
Starting out with collage bits the trial layouts begin then gluing commences!
Bit by bit…
More glaze to bring the bits together,
And some dyed scrim for a bit of texture
More paint, blending some of the raw edges together
More layers
More dyed scrim
And doodles in thread
I’ll post more as it develops, but so far I’m pleased with the way it’s coming together.
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This is BRILLIANT! Good for you for expanding your discoveries to canvas – I’m very impressed…
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great to see the layers building up, and the depth of colour, texture and meaning that creates =D
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thank you, my friend. It’s amazing what a difference it makes to document all the stages
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Wow, this is awesome! I love it. I’m just now getting into collage and am fascinated by the slow building up of a final product. This is wonderful.
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oh thank you so much! I’m spending some more time on this one today so I’ll post the next stages later on 😀
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Looking good!
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thank you!! 😀
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Lovely documentation of the progress of this interesting piece. The figure 8 seems to be coming through quite strongly – any personal significance?
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ooh that’s interesting, I see what you mean. It must be an unconscious thing – or maybe a premonition, I’ll get back to you if something big and eight-y happens! 🙂
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