I created this piece by laying down a thick layer of gesso in which I made patterns, textures, and various lines before it dried. Once it dried, I put down the pigment using thinned acrylics. The black ink strokes went on last while the acrylic layer was still a bit damp.
Much like my previous “Entity Embedded,” this piece suggests a form rising to the surface of a field of color. It was created in much the same way too. First, I put down a layer of thick gesso, in which I “drew” grooves, textures, and lines. Then I added pigment and the black shapes.
I have been experimenting with color blending and smaller strokes lately. This piece turned out very much as a pattern, but color densities change from place to place. Still working on controlling that process to create more intentional effects. Acrylic on heavy stock paper.
Ink and watercolor on scuffed and scored gesso. The aim of this image was to create something of a third dimension to the colors and ink and how they interact on the surface.
In my mind, this piece expresses a sense of ideas or forms in conflict and dialogue with each other. It was created by laying down watercolors on an uneven gesso surface in multiple layers.
The title of this image suggests a form embedded in stone or some other material and unable to reach the surface. I created this piece, first laying down a layer of gesso that I put grooves and lines in. Once that was dry, I brushed in watercolor washes and then black strokes with a flat piece of flexible wood.
For me, this piece appears to be about small spaces and the myriad forms and (organized?) chaos of even the most mundane subject under a microscope…or perhaps a distant galaxy. It was created with ink strokes and washes on mixed media paper. Color added in post-processing.
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