And, in fact, this card maps several discoveries:
• the ink from a Uni-ball Signo gel pen may dry to be water resistant, but give it plenty of time;
• likewise, give matte medium ample time to cure before scribbling on it with wax pastels which will lift the polymer right off the substrate; and, finally,
• give the ink from a Pilot V Razor Point pen wide berth until it sets unless you're going for the smudged look.
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| Postcard 16 4x5", acrylic, ink, collage, and wax pastels on manila stock abstract 2016 [not for sale] |
8 comments:
Love the squiggle down the middle and the swoops of 3d blue at top and bottom that pop right out. Looks like some kind of treasure map that a recluse eccentric artist created and left behind for others to locate something magical.
Corinna, thanks for your comments—love finding out what caught your eye and what impression the overall composition created. I might just become that reclusive eccentric artist (I'm partway there already)!
I have always loved maps. Always wondered what is beneath those weird names and lines, and green and blue and brown colours. they have something mysterious in themselves. That's what I find in this map, especially in the black line in the middle.
Simone, love your appreciation for maps! I still remember the first maps I ever drew.
Being a reclusive artist hermit is kinda fun! Love the map idea...
I'm happy to have my online art buddies to bring balance to my otherwise solitary studio time : )
Maybe this is a map to fellow artists!
Maps and words, always intriguing! Railroad tracks, patches of land, fields, farms, a flooded river. I love how the dark blue under the address label seems to make it float... a 3D effect. :)
Sheila—thanks for your comments and perceptions and observations, all giving me new perspectives on my painting. Love seeing it anew through your eyes! Art is a gift that keeps on giving in so many ways.
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