today, I've had more fun than I think is strictly legal. When I teach the mixed media classes, I encourage great use of the matboard cutouts provided by Louise Olinger at
Olinger Art & Custom Framing for mopping up leftover paint. It's a great way to get rid of White Support Anxiety. During the first Colour Boot Camp on Wednesday, I scored some left-over paint on students' palette paper. Slapping mat boards onto them was quickly accomplished and the following 3 painting starts revealed themselves..
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This colourful matboard looks like flight to me. |
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Interplanetary journey, perhaps? |
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I feel a maelstorm coming. |
I don't always use these boards in a painting, of course. I've been collecting them throughout the years, and finally got a start on a project I've had in mind for some time. Emmie Roelofse at
Creston Professional Framing & Art Gallery very kindly loaned me some time on her guillotine chopper and I spent a couple of happy hours on Wednesday chopping to my heart's content.
It was no surprise to me that the pile of chopped blues and greens was so large that while I was sorting, some of them escaped off the pile on to the floor.
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Some of the escapee blue/green pile |
The yellow and orange pile really got my juices flowing.
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Yellow and orange |
I was surprised at how small the red pile was in comparison - may need to do something about that.
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Mostly red |
The range in the purple pink pile was fun to see.
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Pinks and purples |
Even the neutral pile was interesting.
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Black, white, neutral |
I'm excited to start using these gorgeous pieces, and wonder what your muse sees for them...all comments gratefully accepted!
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