A small 12×12 inches mixed media painting on cradled panel. I used acrylics, oil pastels, inks, gesso, gel medium, alcohol with lots of layering and scrubbing off. Here are some pictures of the process :
I start by applying black gesso on a cradled panel.
Then, I am collaging decorative papers with gel medium.
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Gel mediums are ideal for extending a heavy body paint, to create impasto, relief, or sculptural effects. – Gel Medium, Gloss
Then, I am Painting with acrylic over the paper collage
To add some texture, I then am collaging tissue paper with gel medium
I am drawing the tree with a white pencil, so I can see the outlines through the paint and collages.
The next step is negative painting with acrylics around the tree
The next step is more layers of ink and acrylics.
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Then I am using some oil pastels for contouring
I am painting more layers of acrylic, that I am spraying with alcohol to add a bot of texture. I am also scrubbing off some paint in a few areas with a sponge.
Originally from France, I have been living in North Vancouver, Canada for the past 20 years.
My work has been collected and exhibited extensively in Canada and internationally. I am also part of the Art Rentals and sales program of the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Many of my paintings have been published in Art books and magazines (Artist Magazine, Watercolor Artist Magazine, Acrylic Magazine, International Artist Magazine). I wrote 2 art instruction books with North Light/F+W Books.
I have been writing for the last 5 years for my blog: paintingdemos.com, that has a mailing list of about 10 000 subscribers and about 20 000 visitors per month.
I am an active member in the community, as a co-founder of the North Shore Art crawl, a co-founder of a weekly life drawing group, a board member of the North Vancouver Arts Council, and have been invited as a juror for public art, art grants and juried exhibitions. You can read more about my collaborations here.
Comments (2)
Berene
This was a very interesting article. So many layers. Your process really adds a richness to the final piece. Great job!
Sandrine Pelissier
Thanks Berene 🙂