Write it on your heart that every day is the best day of the year.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Collage With Black Shapes

I have been experimenting with some collage techniques from a book my friend Rosie brought to our Thursday afternoon painting session last week.  This particular project uses torn black paper shapes, torn white tissue, and torn shapes from the inner lining of a sheet of Bounty paper towels all collaged to a piece of mat board with acrylic matte medium.  After it dried, I painted with watercolors - yellow ochre and burnt sienna with accents of white gesso.  I found this to be an interesting process.

6 comments:

Jane said...

This is beautiful! So creative!

RH Carpenter said...

Because of the round shapes, it looks like faces trying to take shape - it also reminds me of aborigine work I've seen in Australia - very cool!

Barb Sailor said...

Thanks, Dee! I like your profile picture.

Barb Sailor said...

Thanks for commenting, Jane! I also think it is an interesting process.

Barb Sailor said...

Thanks, Rhonda! I can see the aborigine connection, although that is totally a happy coincidence.

Annette said...

Hi really creative, collages interest me. Sorry I have been absent for a few days. Hugs