What does the term collage really mean in context with artwork? A collage is an artistic composition of materials and objects glued on to a surface, often with unifying lines and color as defined by the an online dictionary, www.thefreedictionary.com/collage. Collage has become a very interesting medium for me in the past two years […]
Finding My Creativity. Abstract X01
Most of my life I have painted realistic images. Within the last two years, finding my creativity, I decided I wanted to explore painting abstracts and painted my first abstract painting, Abstract X01. I have to admit it was a challenge because I had become very comfortable with painting realistic images. I have always […]
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Abstract X15 – Abstract Painting
I continue to want to try different approaches to my paintings and especially through my abstract paintings and collage. sometimes I think of the idea randomly as I did with this painting. Other times it might stem from a picture I have seen or something that has influenced my ideas in other ways. I had […]
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Abstract X13 Painting
Abstract X13 is one of the larger paintings I have attempted. It is 24″ x 36″ inches on stretched canvas. I wanted to take a very loose approach with it and started by randomly painting with just three colors of paint. The acrylic colors used exclusively were titanium white, ultramarine blue, and rose. I wanted […]
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Be Creative- Varied Materials Collage
With this collage project, I chose to use a variety of materials to try to add some variety to my artwork. The materials included plastic bags, mesh, colored paper, printed paper, and painted paper. The artwork is on two gallery boards that are designed to be hung together, a diptych.The background is first prepared and […]
