Lesson Three

Earlier in February I tried to move on to Lesson Three in my composition class several times, but Lesson Two kept wagging its finger, saying, Oh, no you don't!

Now, though, Lesson Two feels woven into the fabric of who I am as an artist, so I try my hand at Lesson Three today for the first time—after reading the written part of the lesson more than once!

The composition structure for this lesson is the cruciform shape, something I became aware of at a conscious—albeit rudimentary—level back in the fall. A focus in the lesson is to create transitions between the cruciform shape and the quadrants it creates, to integrate the cruciform shape so it is not just Shape on Background. The guidelines instruct me to create my cruciform shape using primarily collage, and to use texture to create my transitions.

Ready, set, go!

Here's my Shape on Background:



Here are the transitions I created with texture to integrate the cruciform shape with the background quadrants:

Criss-Cross, Logs and Moss
4x4.5", acrylic and collage on watercolor paper
abstract
2016
$18

At the moment, I have only the simplest of tools to use for texture, but I'm chomping at the bit to add to my collection. Today I used nylon screen, a hole-punch-punctured foil lid from a yogurt container, an ink stamp, a plastic mesh scouring pad thingie, and a foam packing peanut.

Fun!