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acrylic, art, carole maso, collage, drawing, flowers, nautilus, pregnancy, room lit by roses
This is the first collage I’ve ever done based on a drawing of mine. And the drawing was itself inspired by a book (The Room Lit by Roses by Carole Maso – which seriously, every pregnant woman should read as it’s just the most beautiful journal of pregnancy in the history of ever), so by proxy, the collage was book-inspired as well. I’m pretty happy with how the drawing turned out and might just re-do this as a full-sized acrylic painting. I may even get a canvas. CRAZY TALK.
As for the collage… ehhhhhh… I don’t know if it’s done? It felt very forced to work with such a specific image in mind. Usually, I let the pieces I find dictate the final composition, so finding pieces to fit a specific image feels like trying to say the alphabet backwards: doable, but unnatural. If nothing else, it was a good exercise for my brain to try to see if I could do it. So, now I know that I can. The question becomes: is it really a good idea? Dunno. In any case, I’m well aware that it’s not my best work and it’s truly more of an experiment than a finished piece.
I also found out that acrylic paint doesn’t work well on glossy paper. Good to know.
Whuffling. 
Now that you have the main components together, you can let your imagination run wild. I like this one as-is, but there’s no harm in playing around with it…
Well, someone else was even happier with it – it’s been sold so it’s not getting any more done than it is already 😉
I’m glad to hear it. That old say is so true: “we are our own harshest critics.” I think it’s a lovely piece and it’s going to make someone very happy.
(Well, that someone is my best friend… so… 😉 )
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