Saturday, December 20, 2008

. . . experimented with gesso




by making marks with it on tissue paper, then letting it dry. I then tore out the tissue paper marks and applied them to collages. Lots of ideas are cropping up as I play around with painting tissue paper. Yesterday, I applied bright red, lime green, some navy blue, and some dark red paint to sheets of tissue; then I pressed four 12 x 12 stretched canvases into each. These are starting points for paintings. I figure even if I never sell a collage, the ideas and creativity generated by these weeks of experimentation will be applied to my painting at some point.

4 comments:

Jeane Myers said...

Hi - I saw your blog on Leslie's sidebar, so thought I'd stop by and see what's up - wow - fabulous collaging going on here - really like the colors you're using.

ArtPropelled said...

I love this piece! I also hopped over from Leslie's.

Mary Buek said...

Jeane, thanks so much for your comment. I too found your blog through Leslie and it's wonderful. I hope you stop by again.

Mary Buek said...

Roby, thanks for visiting. I love your blog, too, which I also found through Leslie's.