The trunk certainly is a treasure!
I recently downloaded a class presented by Seth Apter through Cloth, Paper, Scissors. It's Lesson # 6 in a series, and the price was very reasonable. The lesson was called "Dimensional Stenciling." I decided to try this technique in a mixed media piece that I could also include Marguerite's gift of the rusty metal.
I first tried to paint a background using acrylics to try to simulate a piece of copper that had turned turquoise. I didn't quite get the look I wanted, but I was still happy with the results.
I used gesso to fill in a stencil to get a dimensional branch on the background. I then painted the top of a bronze colored tin candy box the size of an Altoid box with a turquoise color paint so it would also look antiqued. I glued the rusty metal from the trunk on top of that. Here is the finished result:
I have to say that after creating a piece of art like that, I finally feel like a real artist! Thanks Marguerite and Seth for the inspiration.
6 comments:
It's a beautiful piece, Bill
I love all your mixed media pieces, but this one takes the cake! I love the way the background looks almost like an opal. And it's very cool the way you center-staged the piece of rusty metal by gluing it to the candy box. Absolutely fabulous!!!
What good fun art making that looks, I love the background you made too and I liked seeing the trunk that started it all.
A wonderful piece of mixed media art, but then you have always been an artist! xx
I did a background like that for one of my grands scrapbook page I made. Then I added rolled up paper as a frame around a baby picture.
I also love to fool around as you do.
Fun, fun. Very nice.
You are definitely a true artist. This piece must attract any eye.
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