Here is the completed triptych once again inspired by the sea. The canvases (6"x6") were collaged with textured papers and then gesso'd and then glazed with acrylic paint and glazing medium, interference gel and acrylic ink. I used gold leaf in these as well.
Unfortunately you get the glare of the resin in these photos but they are the best I can get to show the textures.
I am really really enjoying these and have another 3 on the go. I will also post a picture of the concepts I am coming up with in my sketchbook. I am really excited about doing a series of these as I am having so much fun with them and it is such a nice break from the more detailed work I do with oil.
And here is the start of a coloured pencil portrait I have started of my lovely black lab. These take forever and this is almost life size so it may be a few weeks to complete it. This is on Stonehenge paper and I am using a mixture of pencils to do it, so Prismacolor, Lyra, Derwent Coloursoft and Caran D'Arch. The last portrait I did of Connor was on Art Spectrum Colourfix paper which eats pencils because of the sanded surface. I think it is marginally quicker on Stonehenge and I am pretty pleased with the amount of layering it is letting me do. I subscribe to a number of blogs from Coloured Pencil Artists in the UK and USA and Stonehenge does seem to be a recommended support for this type of work.
Here is the completed triptych once again inspired by the sea. The canvases (6"x6") were collaged with textured papers and then gesso'd and then glazed with acrylic paint and glazing medium, interference gel and acrylic ink. I used gold leaf in these as well.
Unfortunately you get the glare of the resin in these photos but they are the best I can get to show the textures.
I am really really enjoying these and have another 3 on the go. I will also post a picture of the concepts I am coming up with in my sketchbook. I am really excited about doing a series of these as I am having so much fun with them and it is such a nice break from the more detailed work I do with oil.
And here is the start of a coloured pencil portrait I have started of my lovely black lab. These take forever and this is almost life size so it may be a few weeks to complete it. This is on Stonehenge paper and I am using a mixture of pencils to do it, so Prismacolor, Lyra, Derwent Coloursoft and Caran D'Arch. The last portrait I did of Connor was on Art Spectrum Colourfix paper which eats pencils because of the sanded surface. I think it is marginally quicker on Stonehenge and I am pretty pleased with the amount of layering it is letting me do. I subscribe to a number of blogs from Coloured Pencil Artists in the UK and USA and Stonehenge does seem to be a recommended support for this type of work.
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