Monday, March 25, 2013
Tina - Lesson 2 - project
These are images of Lesson 2. The first piece was layered 3 times over because I keep losing the texture of the collage papers underneath the paint that is thick and heavy. Watching the video, I noticed that Jane's paint is fluid and transparent, and the colors are soft pastel-like. (I wonder if there is a list of colors that Jane uses). Also, I don't understand why the need to layer the very bottom surface if it's going to be painted over and glued more collage paper on it.
For images #2 and #3, I used one layer of paint in bright orange color, glued the collage paper, and repainted the surface to finalize the painting. But image #2 had to be re-done because, in my eagerness to re-paint, I covered the whole surface with thick green paint and lost the orange color and the collage paper texture underneath it. :-( So, I had to glue more collage papers and repainted the surface again. What I've learned in this project is that this technique of painting allows mistakes to be corrected or changed immediately, instead of starting over again. So, this is fun and good. I'm now off to Lesson 3, still walking baby steps... but enjoying each step of the way. :-)
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Hi Jane, appreciate your comments. I like what you said, "the layering approach frees you up to cover over things, change things mid-way, make a U-turn, respond to what is on the paper in front of you. It DISCOURAGES too much planning ahead, and sticking with the Image In Your Head..." - much like practicing being in the present moment without the add-ons. I'm liking it! Thank You. :-)Delete- EXACTLY!!! It is very much like a meditation - focus, being present, all that.
I am teaching this fall at the Omega Institute - a yoga and spiritual development place in the Hudson Valley - and in that workshop I will probably emphasize this same phenomenon but be more explicit about its connection to meditation practice. I'm not much for "spiritual" practice, but I am a huge fan of Paying Attention, mindfulness, and non-judgement. I think it's all the same thing. - Great! Thanks for the info on Omega. I may see you there this Fall. I'm very glad to have met you, albeit in cloud for now... Namaste.Delete
Love the effect you received with your pieces Ibutina. Really nice piece and very pleasing to the eyes and heart.Reply
I use Golden Fluid acrylics as well as craft paints, which are also fluid. You can use tube paints as well, but they have different handling properties. I do a lot of mixing with white for opaque colors, and mixing with glazing medium for transparents.
Why layer over the bottom surface. Why put a first layer down? My reason for putting down a first layer is that it informs the next layer. Sometimes some of it shows through, sometimes not, but you have to start somewhere. That's all; there is nothing mysterious about it. I encourage the layering approach because it frees you up to cover over things, change things mid-way, make a U-turn, respond to what is on the paper in front of you. It DIScourages too much planning ahead, and sticking with the Image In Your Head, which can be a real obstacle. It is more of a process-oriented approach.