A Bit White

Can you tell what it is?

Well it isn't actually anything....... mark making in texture paste ready for the addition

of colour. Not very blog friendly I'm afraid! But that is how I spent my available time

today, and it has to dry properly before I can progress.

This one is collaged and I photographed it before the gesso so you can actually see

something :)

So

For being patient, it's Saturday tomorrow and I will paint all day!

See you then, P.

A Bit of Textural Collage

Hello again,

This afternoon, I was looking for drawing paper for a bit of idea mapping..

you know the sort of thing where you get a large piece of paper and write

a series of connecting words around a subject to provide inspiration for a

project.

 Anyway to get back to the point, I came across a couple of pieces of collage

made some time ago and put away and forgotten.

They were taken from monumental ancient Egyptian statues.

Following on from my blog yesterday about my love of texture, they reminded

me how effective the layering of simple pieces of torn paper can be.

Paper and paint........yes.

P.

Getting a Feel for the Paint....

Hello again,

There are so many more types of paint and mediums these days.....mainly

acrylics.....it's like starting again from the beginning.

I'm not good at slopping paint, and my main painting experience was with

watercolour. It's difficult, you can't cover mistakes, but if you get it right it's

beautiful.

However, I LOVE texture, and acrylic has so many possibilities for this. So

I must start to experiment, loosen up, and feel the paint.

I will be out tomorrow, looking for anything that I can use to push the paint

around and create texture.

I gessoed several illustration boards today (without any incidents!) in preparation

for some serious experimentation :)

Any tips?

Bye for now, P.

Fantasy Skies....

Hello on Day 5, and still going.......

For my Christmas gift to myself, I have chosen to embark on a new art adventure.

I used to paint, I stopped painting, I want to paint again.

So,  the course I have chosen to take is one that I would probably describe as "fine

art", as it involves painting (with mixed media) landscapes.

So of course the first thing you notice is that you start to SEE more, find inspiration

around you and store it up for the right moment.

Good to find a positive on a gloomy dog-walking day!

I just hope that I am up to the job :?

I will update on my progress if I make any....

Thank you for calling by. P.

Pretty Purple Paper Pyramid.....

.......Well it's more of a wedge really, but that didn't sound as good!

I enjoyed my paper project so much yesterday, I carried on with this. In this

picture it looks flat but it isn't.......

The base box shape is a Stampin Up cake slice die, decorated with a mix-mash

of die cuts from my bits box. Paper is relaxing (no gesso in sight!).

Something different tomorrow........ P.