Last week I worked on a Postcard Project for Jane Davies to save her little country Post office. Read her post
here and feel free to participate. I first collaged and painted a 22 x 30 piece of American Masters printmaking paper (from Utrecht). Then I framed the area that I wanted for this particular postcard, cut it out, added more paint and collage on top, then brushed a tinted glaze over it to bring it all together (a trick I learned from painter
Don Tiller). I got 14 postcards out of that piece of paper and will be showing you how they turn out as I finish them.
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Step 1- Collage |
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Step 2- Paint |
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Step 3- Crop |
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Step 4- Cut |
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Step 5- Add more paint and collage elements and final glazing |