I have been working on this collage and paint still life, “Abundance” for awhile now. I work on it for a bit, and then let it sit for awhile. Later I come back to it and add some more, and then let it sit again. It has had kind of an evolving quality to it. I never know exactly the direction a piece will take when I began to work on it.
I knew this would be a still life with at least one vase and flowers, but I didn’t know a bowl would appear, and then I didn’t know it would be filled with pears, and then finally, one last pear outside the bowl would be added because, well, it just felt right.
I do my best work when I try to just let the piece lead me instead of trying to force it into a predetermined image in my mind. The pots were cut out of some of my monoprint paper from a printing spree I had a couple of weeks ago. The flowers are a lot of little bits of papers torn and pieced in a process that I call painting with paper. The background has assorted papers covered with paint and stenciled with my Dots in a Row stencil.
Finally, I added shading with my Derwent Inktense watersoluble pencils.
This piece will soon be hanging at Tessera Fine Art Gallery in Wichita.
Prints available in my etsy shop!
Laura (Createarteveryday)
Lovely!
Carol C.
Kayann, I have been receiving your posts for awhile now and I really like what you posted today. I am interested in learning to do your technique. Are you having any workshops in Hutchinson or nearby? I live north of Manhattan and might be willing to drive to Hutchinson sometime. I really enjoy your work. Carol Caffrey
victoryrd
Thank you Carol! Actually I teach more often in Wichita. You can find a schedule of coming workshops through the year fromvictoryroad.com/upcoming-schedule/
I have also been toying with hosting an intensive weekend or few days workshop where we go through the whole process of creating a piece. But that has not been firmed up yet.
taphian
very beautiful and very good ideas
victoryrd
Thank you!