Sunday, May 19, 2013

Great Gobs of Glorious Colours

READY SET GO PAINT
exploring acrylic latex paint on beer box flat substrates
14 primed beer box flats!
7 primed beer box flats with coloured grounds ready to go!
Acrylic Latex Paint in 7 intense hues plus white
Beer Flat triptych by one of 10 Strong Warrior Women
full spectrum from ultra violet to infra red
painted small wooden blocks

PETAL POWER: botanical cut outs

Brenda Gordon

Anonymous

Sara Burr (in-progress)

Linda Gilarski

Jan Lehde

Kari Glass

FLOWERS W/C PAINTING PROCESS

1. Select a flower image.
2. Lightly pencil in a rough draft on heavy weight WC paper
3. Apply washes of paint then cut out flower

4. Paint the flip side and punch a hole for suspension.

Started with 11" squares of Arches 300 pound watercolour paper with pencil, watercolour paint and pencils, oil pastel crayon, felt pen, bent wire hook suspended from crochet thread.

BOTANICAL RESEARCH: photos