On the crest of an Ocean wave, well almost!!
Fishy Collage Detail
Ever had the feeling that you should sometimes just give up on something? Well, that’s exactly how this painting went for me. There is a figure (a fisherman) who is the main subject of this painting but it went so wrong I feel a little embarrassed to show it so have cropped him out, ha ha!! However – it wasn’t all bad as I really like the background. I collaged torn rectangles of some papers I coloured up over 13 years ago when I was at school doing my art A’Level. I think this may be the reason I am disappointed with this piece as I had ‘high hopes’ using these papers I have kept for so long and became a little sentimental over them, but it just didn’t work out as I expected. The fishies are cut from car-body repair mesh and hand sewn to the canvas. Along the way though I have learned about using Golden Matt Medium as a barrier to protect and save the base paper below – so all is not lost. On top of the Matt Medium I have layered up thin washes of acrylic paint which I have sanded and peeled back in places and then layered over again. The background on it’s own is pretty cool, I guess!!
Suzie,
This IS a COOL piece. But I can understand the artists frustration with the process. Boy have I been there a lot. I actually love all the color and the composition in this piece. Good thing we can always move on and start something new:)
Oh yes I loved seeing all the family photos. A handsome group of folks!