Pink Lemonade
Citrusy pink lemonade collage. More of Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pink Lemonade Continue reading Pink Lemonade
Category: Collage
Folded Paper Painting of the Chalk Cliffs at Stevns Klint in Denmark
One exercise we had in a Mixed Media class was to think of something we did with paper. Me I thought of folded brochures, and the next thing I was doing was masses of sketches of paintings with folded paper … Continue reading Folded Paper Painting of the Chalk Cliffs at Stevns Klint in Denmark
A Dialogue Between Natural / Unnatural Textures
I have been attempting a new series inspired by my COVID walks through back alleys and deserted park areas by creating a series of diptychs that are a dialogue between the natural (tree bark) and the unnatural (urban decay). I posted … Continue reading A Dialogue Between Natural / Unnatural Textures
Flame Tulip / Fire Dancer Painting
I have been in the process of working on a Flame Tulip / Fire Dancer for a long time. Some Flame Tulips for inspiration…Flame Tulips combined with Fire Dancers using magazine collage. Watercolour painting of Flame Tulips combined with Fire … Continue reading Flame Tulip / Fire Dancer Painting
A Collage of Nordic Music Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe
When I was looking up Georgia O’Keeffe in Wikipedia I found this painting called Blue and Green Music that she painted sometime in-between 1919 and 1921. from Wikipedia: Painted in her New York years upon the idea that music could be translated … Continue reading A Collage of Nordic Music Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe
In a Scarlet Mood
Scarlet, bright red with a hint of orange, is a colour associated with blood, courage, passion and heat. This ‘mood board’ contains all my own photos, reading left to right, top to bottom: Gears at the Cannery in Steveston, BC; … Continue reading In a Scarlet Mood
Layers upon Layers – Ripped Poster Art
Ripped layers of posters revealing older layers of posters revealing even older older layers of posters. Poster overload. Main St poster overload. WE ripped poster. On the Drive – pink poster overload no. 11. Ripped posters in Vancouver’s Japantown. Main … Continue reading Layers upon Layers – Ripped Poster Art
Beige, a Bland, Boring Colour that Starts with B
A quick look at ‘beige’ in Wikipedia shows that, in spite of being a colour with a reputation for being boring, it actually has an interesting history. Currently ‘beige’ is described as a light grayish-yellow brown. The word ‘beige’ originally comes … Continue reading Beige, a Bland, Boring Colour that Starts with B
Adding More Texture to Mixed-Media Paintings with Tissue and Other ‘Fragile’ Papers
Examples of ‘fragile’ papers include tissue, rice paper and toilet paper/kleenex. Tissue Paper Relatively delicate papers tear easily when soaked in acrylic medium. To prevent this, a thicker acrylic gel is applied to the surface of the painting, the delicate tissue paper … Continue reading Adding More Texture to Mixed-Media Paintings with Tissue and Other ‘Fragile’ Papers
Semi-Accidental On-Purpose Collage
Some artists use collage to to create their images. Artist’s work in a Madrid gallery features torn paper.One morning I wandered around the industrial wasteland of NDSM in Amsterdam, an area not without its charms, especially if you like graffiti collaged with … Continue reading Semi-Accidental On-Purpose Collage
Batz Gallery 