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'Murphy' 8"X8" Acrylic mixed media on 140lb watercolour paper |
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Thirty Paintings in 30 Days - Day 27
Tried something a bit different today. Put a transparent glaze (transparent brown oxide) on for the last 'layer' to see what would happen. (Unfortunately in my enthusiasm I did not take a before picture. I do like how the paint reacted to the glaze - have much richer darks and lights. From a distance you can see the image is a dog (not a lot of detail is noticeable) but the light area around the one side of his muzzle draws you in for a closer look and then the viewer can really see the brush marks, watercolour crayon and some light stencilling. I did use some collage but I would not use that weight paper again (around 90lb) - it is just too heavy for my liking (I usually use a paper no heavier than 50lb) The collage pieces show up more in the scanned image than the original.
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Love, Love, Love the texture!! Love the blue greys, the warm light! You have scored with all of these Janet ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you for such great feedback Sheila. Putting that brown glaze over top made such a difference. Enjoy your day!
DeleteMonochromatic Murphy is magnificent! The textural edges of collage pieces create compelling crackles and lines, and lend a feeling of deeper story to this stately canine. There's a strong feeling of history and mystery that pulls me in.
ReplyDeleteWasn't what I thought I was going to do - but you would think by now I would know better than to 'plan'. I too think he is a senior with a story. Thank you for the great comments - have a lovely day!
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