Collage Papers

 

The last couple of weeks have not been very productive in regards to creativity. But at least I was motivated enough to make some more "collage fodder" - paper. All I needed was a few pages from an old book, some acrylic paints and a handful of stencils.

I spread the paint on the book pages and after they had dried, I added more paint through stencils. 

Gold, silver and white look great on a background painted with Payne's Gray. For the page on the left, I mixed gold and Titan Buff which creates this beautiful muted color. Here's a close-up:

The same mixture I used on the red background.

Of course I had to use my favorite stencil. Here I mixed light portrait pink with titanium white for the stencil color.

All these papers will eventually been torn up and used in some pieces of collage. This is a great way to use up leftover paint - just spread it on a book page (or any kind of paper) and add a little bit more - stencil patterns, marks, stamps, whatever you like - and you have some material for a future piece of art.

This is for Nicole's Sunday in the Art Room.