Collage & Mixed Media 4

These are the results of some of the painting exercises we did during my collage & mixed media course. It was really just about experimenting, but they made me so happy whilst I was doing them! And they can be used in other collages...

Collage & Mixed Media 3

Here are the pictures I created with my drawings from the previous post. I photocoped the drawings onto coloured paper and then used Prismacolor pencils or wax crayons to add some colour. I think I like the third one best.

Collage & Mixed Media 2

On the course I attended, the tutor also freed up our drawing by using materials that could aid us i.e. tracing paper & carbon paper. I was a litttle surprised by this, but it actually opened up a wide variety of things we could do with our drawings (these will come in another post).

The first two pictures were drawn using a fine liner pen with carbon paper under a photo.

This picture was drawn using tracing paper.

Collage & Mixed Media 1

I recently went on a Collage & Mixed Media course. It was really enjoyable and I learnt a lot.

The first exercise the tutor got us to do was designed to make us think about drawing in a different way. Borrowing a phrase from Paul Klee, she taught us how we could 'take a line for a walk'. First she gave us an object to hold and, once we had closed our eyes, we had to draw what we felt whilst not removing the pencil from the paper. Then, with a second object, we had to draw what we saw but we weren't allowed to look at what we were drawing. 

We then did some mark making. First dry on dry ...

and then, wet on wet.

We then went back to our line drawings, and cut out shapes from our mark making to add them to our drawings.

Here is another, where we added paint to our collages.

I'm not sure that I would want to hang my collages on the wall, but it was a very interesting exercise and one I am sure I will use again.

Time for Ourselves

A digital collage.

Credits: background my own; frame by N R Janitz; all toher elelments from 'Sacred Time for Ourselves' by Rachel Jefferies

Backgrounds

Part of Traci Bautisita's Floral Delights course is to make some backgrounds. Here are two of mine, one using rectangles, the other circles. I have to admit, I find the latter more appealing. What about you?

Your Story Matters

A digital piece.

Credits: background my own; word art from 'You are Worth It' by Captivated Visions; Face from 'You are Beautiful by Captivated Visions

Floral Delight

This is another page created using a foam brush. It has a jungle feel to it. I'm not sure whether it is actually finished ... I may come back and add to it.

Let Go!

This journal page may just be a mess but I actually really like it. Love or hate it?

Florals

This floral piece is a little different to my others in that it is twice the size (A3) and created using foam brushes. I quite like how it turned out.