Mixed media 12×18 in. When doing a lot of my work I find working with a colored heavy paper part of the process, this one started as black. (for those that might know him… professor Pal Wright… Mr. Wright, I almost covered the whole sheet.) I did several under-layer imagines before I started covering the paper with tissue paper and then started working on top of that then more tissue paper then line and acrylic work. This was another piece that I let take me where ever it wanted…I just followed with my imagination and colors. When observing after it was completed, I couldn’t help but get a southwestern vibe with the yellows and oranges. The line work made me think about layout drawings or floor plans. I really like how the acrylic colors pull all of the other tissue paper colors into this piece, making them fit. I could get philosophical about the greens and nature, Indian culture and… but that would be BS…the colors work for me and I find this to be pleasing to look at, puts me in a good place. Mission Accomplished!
This painting works for me as well. Do you put the tissue paper directly on to the wet surface, or let the surface dry and then use PVA to apply the tissue paper.
I normally prep the paper ( matte or gloss finish) if i am using tissue paper early in the process so as not to derogate the paper. After that I can apply wet or dry no issues.
Thank you for sharing your technique.