This is a close up of my latest Irish Collage. The paper is so important in achieving the right effect. Go down to the final picture to see the finished painting.
This is the left side of the picture. The house is composed of very thick paper that looks like white stucco. A picture can not do it justice.
The unusual Japanese paper comes in spirals and i used many of them in this piece.
This is the final picture. It took me about 8-10 hours to produce. the process starts with a sketch. I did four sketches to try a few different designs. put my pencil drawing on tracing paper and on a heavy 300 lb piece of watercolor paper. The papers are selected and painted. Then the papers are glued to the design. the final step is painting over the entire piece to add all the details including shadows, windows, and other touch ups.
Mixed media is very comfortable for me having come from a textile background. I love the textured papers and in some ways they remind me of wool.
