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March 2, 2019 at 8:21 am #469958
hi.
I’m new into collage, so any advice , c and c is wanted.
here is urban spring, newspaper on canvas, 40×40 cm
Lisa Astrup
http://www.bricksite.com/astrupart
c & c welcome anytimeMarch 3, 2019 at 8:31 am #791568Hi Lisa,
I like all the elements in this one, it’s very abstract, but all the blocks seem to relate to each other. I like the contrast between the mono and the coloured pieces as well – It’s a good start, I think!
I wonder how it would have looked had you torn the paper, rather than cutting it… perhaps for your next one?
March 3, 2019 at 10:42 am #791562hi JayJay.
thanks for your reply. Yes torn would maybe have been good, I often
stop my works too soon, don’t know why, something say…stop here.Lisa Astrup
http://www.bricksite.com/astrupart
c & c welcome anytimeMarch 3, 2019 at 12:45 pm #791559This is really impressive Lisa. I stop too soon also…very annoying habit.
Kay
Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary
March 3, 2019 at 12:52 pm #791563This is really impressive Lisa. I stop too soon also…very annoying habit.
Yes it is, try sometimes to move on, but its difficult for me :rolleyes:
Lisa Astrup
http://www.bricksite.com/astrupart
c & c welcome anytimeMarch 3, 2019 at 9:52 pm #791567“A painting is never finished – it simply stops in interesting places” – Paul Gardner
There is nothing wrong with continuing after a period where your painting stops for sightseeing at an interesting place. I sometimes can’t help myself and dive back into painting… but I always restrain if it is already hung on someone else’s wall!This one does seem like it is in an enjoyable and interesting place, so call it finished (at least for now… )
A little critique item: the dark hemisphere becomes a focal point for me because it is the darkest dark and next to some light grey. I find with collage my biggest friend is value composition, and my biggest enemy is not having enough collage material. If I can just keep my highest value contrasts near the places where I want my focal points, the composition usually works out, even when the materials I have aren’t exactly what I need/want. In other words, sometimes picking the right value for a spot is more important than the visual imagery used in the spot.
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March 4, 2019 at 4:38 pm #791564hi Cyndi.
Thanks a lot for the comment, there is so much to take care of.
I think I’ll paint that spot a bit lighter.Lisa Astrup
http://www.bricksite.com/astrupart
c & c welcome anytimeMarch 8, 2019 at 8:31 pm #791569I like the architecture you chose really modern and very beautiful
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tedsMarch 9, 2019 at 5:51 am #791565March 10, 2019 at 3:06 pm #791561Great work. I agree that maybe tearing the paper would work as well . Might soften hard edges but it depends on what you are trying to express really .
Elinor:wave:
"keep your own time tickin"March 10, 2019 at 4:38 pm #791566Great work. I agree that maybe tearing the paper would work as well . Might soften hard edges but it depends on what you are trying to express really .
thanks for your kind comments. is a expressing of living in the big city.
Lisa Astrup
http://www.bricksite.com/astrupart
c & c welcome anytimeMarch 19, 2019 at 7:32 am #791570I would be mixing it up with other materials on there ie get some overlaid print with paints or scratched in pen pencil or I don’t know but that’s just me and i am no expert on collage..but it looks to be your’e heading in the right direction I like it though what you have done it is telling story in pictures
Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to see a painting..Barnett Newman
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