Some might call it art; I call it therapy.
Some might call it art; I call it therapy.
3 pieces, Charcoal / Acrylic Paint / Powder, on Rag Cotton Paper, A4. At one time or another, everyone has innocence. Sooner or later, that innocence is lost. It fades with life experience. For some, it is a far more abrupt process – ended traumatically. What become the “hazy days of yonder” for most are …
Continuing experiments with rag paper. Acrylic Paint Pen for one. Charcoal and a small amount of spray paint for the other. A4. This is an odd picture in many regards. The acrylic paint pen and UV piece shows an expanded view of the charcoal drawing. I have really determined now that the pens and this …
Experiment with Rag Cotton Paper, #1: Charcoal, Spray paint and a touch of acrylic paint. A3. Also the 10th piece I’ve finished, as I rolled 5 together into “Survivors Window Box”. This is one of three experiments completed today.
Experiment with Rag Cotton Paper #2: Acrylic paint marker. A3. I created a half-tone line-render of Roxy, in a pop art style. I was testing to see how the rag paper held up to friction from the paint marker during application. There was some but not much. Long strokes following the line of the chisel …
Experiment with Cotton Rag Paper #3, Acrylic Paint and Heavy UV pigmentation. A3. There isn’t much describing required for this one – I wanted to see how the paper would cope under pressure. I mixed and blended a few paints direct on the paper. It coped very well – hardly any distortion while the paint …