Work In Progress

Nostalgia Series -Texture

Autumn weather has arrived and with it a cold southerly front. It's a perfect time to withdraw to the studio.

My boards already have some base layers of paint applied and a few collage pieces arranged. After contemplating the collection of inspiration on my table I decided to start with some texture on my boards. The yellow china plate that I love has an organic feel to it so I decided to search my garden for leaves I could use to suggest this. I returned with plantain lily and hydrangea leaves.

Plantain Lily (dark bronze) and Hydrangea (green) leaves.

Collage chaos

I spread a layer of texture paste on the area of board where I wanted texture then pressed the lily leaf into the paste, then lifted it off. The leaf lifted off some of the paste which remained on its surface. I pressed the leaf onto another board to transfer this paste and create more texture. When the textured paste had dried I lightly sanded the surface to round off any edges.

Pictured below is the result, with a couple of layers of paint applied over the top. Still lots more layers to go until these pieces will be finished. Will post an update next week.

Sue McPhee, Nostalgia Series 2015

Sue McPhee, Nostalgia Series 2015

Hoping for some warm Autumn sun to quickly dry paint now.

Sue