Collage Art
Here is the finished collage, titled "Offshoot," that I started last week (In Progress 2.22.08). I will have to wait for a warmer-weather day to get the varnish on it. I use Golden Polymer Varnish with UltraViolet Light Stabilizers to finish my pieces.
Beginning work on a 10 x 8 x 1" piece. Not quite sure where it's headed yet. The soft, warm colors are a delight to work with -- think I'm ready for some spring!
I thought it would be fun to show some of my work that has been purchased and is in private collections from time to time. This one came to mind today. The background area is composed of generic order receipts from a restaurant. I envisioned it as a visual conversation that might take place over a meal. The size is 24 x 18".
ma·quette (m-kt)
n. A usually small model of an intended work, such as a sculpture or piece of architecture. [French, from Italian macchietta, sketch, diminutive of macchia, spot, from Latin macula.]
I've been asked to do a maquette for a potential commission. This sample collage is only 1.5 x 6 inches... the final piece would be 20 x 60 inches. This is one of two concepts that I am submitting.
The finished collage would not look exactly like this... at this point I'm just trying to get across the feeling of movement and the color range I am proposing. If I begin work on a large version, many hundreds of pieces of paper would be combined to try to achieve this sort of design, so the level of detail would be quite different.