(sold)
"Particular colors, images, and people make you feel warm and cozy." These two adjectives are generally referring to things like an afghan, a favorite sweater, etc., but it is a nice diversion of thought to think of unexpected things and people as warm and cozy.
There is a reflective spirit that takes hold of me when going through antique stores and looking at images of "old stuff". These old mason jars bring back lots of memories of my grandmother who might have had something like this on her shelf. How fabulous to have just the perfect background for these two gems.....and it wasn't even planned! So, to quote myself from yesterday..."Some of the best things in life happen spontaneously". I guess my point is, that you should probably hang on to those practice sheets, discarded backgrounds from a class, or anything else you haven't brought to completion. Effective cropping and adding just the right image(s) plus a bit of lettering will do the trick.
As you know, I love creating these windows, framed out in gesso. The way the color interacts with primed and unprimed surfaces is completed fascinating. The secret is to work on a larger sheet and do some effective cropping. But as you know, if you've worked with gesso before, paint does not always want to adhere to a "gessoed" surface because it acts as a resist. Thinning down the geeso helps a bit, but then you sacrifice the technique of being able to texturize the gesso. Pouring Medium or other acrylic mediums will help with this dilemma. You might need to coax the mixture a bit with a palette knife, barely skimming the surface. In some instances, you can achieve an "encaustic" effect with lettering and other imagery submerged below the surface. On a Saturday, these are things to try or think about.
No comments:
Post a Comment