Inspired By My Collage Group

I made these pieces today in my monthly collage group. There's nothing like hanging out with a small group of artists creating our own stuff while enjoying each others' good company. Both pieces make use of acrylic gel-printed tissues and papers.

Blood Moon, collage on gel monoprint, acrylic, 8" x 8"

Breaking Out, collage on printmaking paper, 8" x 8"

The Joys of Recycling

This collage started off as an unsuccessful monoprint. I thought I'd incorporate the print into this new project, but by the time I was done, and added my acrylic painted papers and some acrylic paint, none of it was visible any longer. Some pieces just seem right on the first pass, but this one took a lot of editing until I was happy with it.

"Orange Cruciform on a Field of Blue", 8" x 8", August 10, 2014.

On Your Marks

In Jane Davies' Unlocking the Secrets of Color, one of our assignments this week was to create a collage exploring the full range of a single color. My answer to that challenge is this 6"x6" collage of purples, made with my own painted papers as well as a couple I had purchased some time ago.

More Collages from Composition Class

Here's a sampling of some of the other collages I made this summer in Jane Davies' fun!!! Keys To Dynamic Composition class: