Monday, March 16, 2015

experimenting with abstracts (kid edition)

This is one of  my favourite ways to experiment with colour, texture, materials, etc. It is something I did in an experimental acrylic art class I took this year. I was doing it one day when M arrived for her art lesson. She liked what she saw and wanted to give it try too.

I cut up watercolour paper into small pieces (around 4x6). I use 4 or 5 pieces at a time so that I can work in layers without having to wait for a single piece to dry. I tape them to the table with masking tape to prevent the paper from buckling and to create a white border around the finished product.

I use watercolours, acrylics, ink, and chalk and oil pastel. I also use different tools to create pattern and texture such as Princeton Catalyst tools (my absolute favourites) and little bits of recycling and garbage I have rescued to use for printing.

These are M's.
 

 



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