I did this my latest in the series of forest collages as a demonstration for the Art Students’ League of Grand Junction in November. My demo was how to approach combining collage with oil paint. I brought along a collage background done on a cradled board, 12×12 inches. I had given the collage background several [...]
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This is my latest attempt at using oil paint over a collage underpinning. My initial goal was to keep more of the collage showing, but as this piece progressed, I realized that I wanted something with a pattern to it and it evolved to its present state. This is painted on a 16 x 20 [...]
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This is one of my experiments with oil painting atop collage. Once I discovered clear gesso this new technique has opened up new worlds for me. I redid an old collage panel that my husband didn’t particularly like. I wanted to hang it above our fireplace in the family room, so I redid it in [...]
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This another of my mixed media oil experiments. It is truly a fantasy forest. I started it as a demo for a local art club and it soon took on a life of its own. It is done on a wrapped canvas and is 18 inches x 24 inches. It will be in the Dairy [...]
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This is an example of the latest incarnation of my forest collage series. It is done on a 60 inch by 24 inch cradled board and as such doesn’t need framing. It is constructed of photos, found papers, magazine papers, tissue paper, cheesecloth and lots of paint and UV varnish. I wanted to see if [...]
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