red temple landscape.


July 16, 2007



42 x 28 inches, mixed media on canvas

This is a new piece I did last week. It’s less abstract obviously, but I like it. I thought a lot about places I traveled to in India and dreams I’ve had. It’s much different than after the first day I worked on it. It seemed too controlled so I covered up most of the initial drawings with collage and paint, alternating between the two. It feels so free to work this way and it builds up the surface allowing interesting things to happen. And I felt like the image seemed to appear more organically.

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4 Responses to “red temple landscape.”

  1. Anonymous Says:
    July 17th, 2007 at 5:10 am

    Oh my god, I heart this one!!!
    What types of materials do you collage with?

    xo,
    penelope


  2. coloredsock Says:
    July 17th, 2007 at 9:26 am

    hey Penelope, i’m happy you like this one. it was a lot of fun to make. i’ll take a picture soon of various collage material and post it: loads of found papers, construction/colored papers, ledger paper, foreign money, miscl wrappers, end pages of old books, wallpaper, etc. i also use a lot of papers that i have painted, too.

    i hope your work for your show is going well.


  3. teelee Says:
    July 25th, 2007 at 3:15 pm

    jen you never ever fail to totally inspire me!
    ive got loads of that stuff old books, old accounts books on fantastic graph papers you know lots of numbers written so neatly,numbers so improtant once now no longer relevant, and all I needed was to read your blog to get snipping,i love the scissors thing I will try the tearing,i may get into that?


  4. coloredsock Says:
    July 25th, 2007 at 3:35 pm

    DITTO, Tracy! you always inspire me. so, WHEN are YOU starting a blog? when you do, i’ll be checkin in all the time!


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