After the Show

Collage on matt board, 21.5" x 31.5"
$ 950

Today I was informed, "After the Show" was accepted for the show Art Visions 2008.
This show is being organized by the Central Okanagan Chapter of Federation of Canadian Artists.
More than 325 images were submitted out of which 50 were juried for the show starting on 25 oct, 2008.

By the Window

Collage with found paper, 16" x 22"

$ 1,300.

An exercise in patience, is how I describe this experience.

The model again, is Gwyneth, as she sat by her livingroom window.

There is no paint or pastels used in this work, the entire painting was rendered by meticulously sticking pieces of paper on watercolour board. Most of the paper is from magazines and a bit of handmade paper is also used.

Once the initial drawing was done on the watercolour board, the labourous task of getting the right colour in the correct value was undertaken. My worktable looked like a paper shredder dump. With fingers covered with layers of glue, was frustrating and comical at times, as I went about bulding up the image. For some of the smaller pieces of paper on the face, particularly the eyes and spectacles, I had to resort to using a pair of tweezers.

After the Show

Collage on matt board, size 21" x 31",

$ 750.00

This collage was part of the well attended first Okanagan Erotic Art Show earlier in 2008.

An immensely enjoyable process, presenting challenges as every stage can be summed up as, creating order out of chaos.

Light weight watercolour paper (approximately 90 gms) is paper is prepared using acrylic paints with a selective colour scheme and saran wrap to create interesting textures. Pieces of this paper, along with some handmade, foil paper and fabric are glued to a watercolor/mattboard board. The image(s) is revealed using glazes of acrylic paints, for both, negative and positive spaces. Point to remember, is not to overpaint as the texutes created by saran wrap will be lost. The result is a unique rendering of the subject.