100 Day Challenge # 23

This one is entitled "The Grandfather Clock on the Landing" I printed some circle designs on printmaking paper. Then I looked for circular images. The clock defined the entire concept.

100 Day Challenge #22

100 Day Challenge #22 Vintage book parts, hand painted papers, ephemera, graphite, India ink, paper napkin, chalk. This is the first time I've used the Derwent extra large graphite blocks. They can be used as a water medium, and are the blue color around the gray/black square. 

100 Day Challenge #21

100 day Challenge #21 Acrylic paint, ephemera, blending chalks, India ink. Collage and mark making.

100 Day Challenge #20

Ephemera, acrylic paint, India ink  The original of this was OK, but after looking at it for a few hours I decided to add more contrast. Here are the before and after photos.

BEFORE

AFTER

Roxanne Padgett wrote a great book about acrylic techniques. In it she shows ways to paint over magazine pages as a substrate. This is one of those. You can see her book on Amazon: Roxanne Padgett

100 Day Challenge # 19

Acrylic paint, collage

100 Day Challenge #18

Hand painted papers, vintage book pages, water soluble wax crayon, coffee.

100 Day Challenge # 17

I was frustrated that the photos of this one were hazy. Then I realized that the distressed papers are hazy. This really is what the piece looks like. Hand distressed ephemera, hand painted papers.