It's that time of year again - time for the Look Show put on by the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria (CACGV). This year I'm taking in two pieces.
The first was going to be a background for a collage. I had all sorts of plans for it, but when I got to this stage I decided to leave it as an abstract. There are papers underneath that show in some spots. I took this from the side because when I took it head on there was too much flash.
Above is called "The way you make me feel". I will leave it to the viewer to decide if that's a good, bad or indifferent feeling...
This other piece was a lot of fun to make. I used a thick layer of light molding paste on the canvas, which I carved the letters into with a bamboo skewer. After waiting for a couple days for it to dry thoroughly, I painted the heart and background. After that was dry I put a wash of light umber over everything. I made the umber quite thin with glazing liquid and even added a bit of water because I wanted it to get into all of the cracks. Talk about alarming - covering everything in brown paint! It wiped off just the way I had pictured it though, but after I got it in the frame I see that I still missed a few cracks (even though I thought I had looked at it upside down and sideways doing touch-ups. A few more touch-ups and it should be ready to go. I was happy to get both done and framed a full four days before the deadline!
This one I called "Three big questions". The colours are a bit washed out by the flash. You can get a better idea of the colours in this side view, but you can also see those pesky white spots still showing that I need to touch up...
Hi Cindy. I like them both. The colours in "The Way You Make Me Feel" are so strong and bold!
"Three Big Questions" has such wonderful texture. Did you enjoy working on bigger canvases?
xo
Posted by: Carole Reid | January 27, 2011 at 08:56 PM
Oh Cindy!! I love the top one.... The color then shape and shading in the background. Awesome piece. So much yummy texture in the bottom piece... Good for you to put them in the show.
Posted by: Halle G | January 29, 2011 at 05:28 AM
Wow, incredible pieces, Cindy!!!! Didn't know you painted too! You are so talented!
Posted by: Helga | February 08, 2011 at 11:36 AM
Happy Valentines day! Helle likes the top one. But for me all of the paintings are LOVELY! lol. Thanks for the post. She's talented.
Posted by: print postcards | February 09, 2011 at 05:52 PM
Both of these paintings are great. Talented woman! What size are they Cindy??
Posted by: lenna young andrews | February 16, 2011 at 03:06 PM