Friday, February 26, 2010

Bird in flight

I printed one of my photos on what I thought was transfer paper. It was t-shirt transfer paper and started melting when I put it in water.  I saved it and ironed it onto a wooden gessoed board.  I outlined some areas with a sharpie then painted negative shapes with gouche.  I started seeing birds, a seahorse, a penguin, an elephant... kind of like when you stare up at clouds or at water stains on the wall. It was fun.



I printed another version on letrazan and decided to trace over parts of it with acetate. I put the acetate over my painting.  I like the layered effect. Not sure how to attach it. 

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