This week I'm making a nonrepresentational collage by tearing and reassembling pieces from gelli prints. I'm featuring autumn colors and textures and a cruciform (aka parallel X) composition. I'm consciously…
As I’ve been making layered gelli prints, I’ve accumulated a stack of pieces that have sections I may rework or cut up for collage. I decided to use a few…
I’ve been developing some of the layered prints that I described in my September 28th post. As I work, I remind myself of my intentions: COLOR: Rich warm autumn colors…
The South Carolina State Fair starts tomorrow and runs October 13-24, 2021. The fine arts competition attracts a wide range or artists from all over the Palmetto State. One…
This week I’m practicing a lesson on printing in layers from A Year of Gelatin Printing with Julie Fei-Fan Balzer. I’m using a 10x8” gelatin plate and 11.8.5” white card…
As I experiment with different types of acrylic paint, I’ve found that Golden Open acrylics work well for gelli printing. By applying them in a thin layer on white…
As the weather cooled a bit this week, I’ve been working in the garden. The green foliage of summer is beginning to show tinges of yellow and red. In the…
This week I'm adding layers of collage and paint to my large piece. My actions are mostly intuitive in this part of the process while staying with my basic design…
Autumn is flirting with my part of South Carolina. Summer perennials are going to seed, and leaves are beginning to fall. But the days are still warm, and the late…