moth 1 deconstructed
Because I love to see the evolution myself, here's the first Moth mini painting, each step scanned directly. The support is a cradled wood panel that I prime with a couple of coats of gesso.
- The first layer is an undercoat of purple acrylic paint.
- The next thing I do is a rough spatial division with white conte that I rub off later with water.
- After cutting out the moth's wings (I used magazine illustrations and wallpaper samples for this series) with an x-acto knife I adhere it to the panel with acrylic medium.
- I paint in the detail work first.
- Finally I paint in the flat areas. I finish with an isolation coat of matte acrylic gel medium and after that dries finish off with Golden polymer varnish, cut 50/50 with water. The final touch is a sawtooth hanger attached to the back.
posted by andrea at 7:51 p.m.
25 Comments:
Very vibrant!
This is my favourite of your moths...
Very cool, Andrea! You're working on new imagery since the last time I visited. I like the use of collage a lot.
Seriously ... those moths are the MOST BEAUTIFUL things!
You make it sound so easy...
Beautiful painting, Andrea! It's so good to see your art here again, and I love watching it emerge.
I appreciate seeing the process. It's interesting to see what people do and it helps me learn. This is very pretty. I like your moth series.
Caroline: It's my second favourite. I think I like #4, the one that 'breaks free' best.
Cynthia: This has been at the back of my mind since summer and it took me this long to tackle it!
Peter: Thank you! I'm encouraged to try some more now -- once I have a paintbrush that actually works.
Dinah: Come on over and we'll do one together...
Angela: It feels good to be working again, too. I'm just not good at the holiday unfocused stuff.
Vickie: I'm glad I could help. I think watching how others work is important in developing one's own process. I know it has helped me.
I'd love to take an art class with you.
Very cool, thanks for another process post.
In the last couple of months I've felt a need to draw/paint or something. I haven't actually realized anything yet, but I've done bits and pieces and find myself remembering your process posts as I try to figure things out.
good stuff, gives me courage to try by eliminating some of the mystery!
I'm at a time of life where I truly believe that mastery of ANYTHING is less important than trying, and you help give me courage for that.
Wow, I love watching how that progressed.
That was a very entertaining class, Andrea.
And now, I know what a sawtooth hanger is! Thank you.
I always appreciate seeing the process of other artists. Thanks for sharing your process.
Brilliant! Thank you for describing the process. I love these moths!
Gorgeous, Andrea. I really do actually learn stuff here about art, in addition to the artist.
It's a lovely thing.
I love the idea of using wallpaper samples! They are so well integrated with the acrylic yet they make such a statement, very cool :)
Kewl.
I lurve the BOLD colour..the process is neat because it exposes the experimental aspect...I imagine that a lot of poeple think that you get a finite image in your head that you follow to the nth degree.
You had me from the purple background.
Wow and wow! Thanks so much for so generously showing the process. I love the final images of the four, but seeing how you did it is so much fun too.
What a fun series. I've been feeling the urge to do something series-ously for a bit too! And I finally have some down time with which to consider the possibilities. (which is proving paralyzing, since the possibilities are so endless... Can't win).
The butterfly looks like it is wearing a kimono.
I love your work, and this 'process' demo is just the greatest.
This is so cool! I love the Moth series! Very cool!
It's always interesting to view your progress - thanks for sharing.
Had to follow over from caroline's blog when I saw mention of moths, this is a fabulous piece and it's really nice to see it's development in stages!
Heather: I'd love to teach you! I know I need to get off me arse and put together a workshop outline/proposal, but that requires discipline I tend to reserve for my kids and paitning! :)
Hayden: Thanks for the great comment and you know what -- it was when I realized that trying was more important than the result that, at age 40, I quit teaching to paint!
Citizen, Krimo, Ed and Sheri: No -- thank YOU.
WW: That actually makes my day -- knowing that I can help non-artists see what's behind the mystery.
Costescu: I find I'm suddenly looking at paper scraps of all kinds in a new way!
Donn: You ol' flatterer you. I actually find myself imagining process rather than results and as a result the results are always a surprise to me. (I want to say result some more: result result result.)
Jana: I may just have to make a video now! :)
Tara: Ooo -- would love to see you, with the freedom to do so, run with something in a totally different direction. Can I do anything to get you started?
Leslie: A kimono! Perfect! :)
Paula and Barbara: Glad to be of service!
Jo: Thanks for stopping by!
That is so cool. I love it when you show the stages and give me ideas for techniques I can apply.
Andrea, I really love the collage in these pieces. Beautiful.....Thanks for taking us through the stages of creating.
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