30 Paintings in 30 Days Collage

30 Paintings in 30 Days Collage

Here is the result of 30 days of painting.  Sometimes other things in your live get neglected in order to devote so much time to painting and posting.  My next project will be to add a few touches to some of these paintings and pick which ones that would make the best large paintings.  I believe this is my fourth January challenge.  I have started them in September but never had time to finish the whole month.  My themes have been:  doors, trees, beaches & marshes, and this one which is mostly taken from images on my New England/Canada cruise.  I would love to hear comments on this challenge.

Recycled Art

For this collage, I cut up two of my painted canvases.  The colors were great so I thought I could make new art out of old art.  The canvas base was also a recycled canvas.  The combinations of designs were countless.  I used a good sturdy glue to secure the canvas pieces to the canvas (Sobo).  While the pieces were drying I held them down with a glass brick and anything else heavy that I could find.  This is the end result.  What do you think?

Challenging Yourself

"There is a Season"

When putting together a collage, you challege all parts of your creativity.  Instead of painting from a photograph or real life,  this was a big challenge for me.  What will the theme be,what colors to use, what textures to use, how many layers, and what is the design.  This collage has watercolor, two real leaves, wallpaper, bark, and written sayings.  Not only was it a challege but I thought about it day and night.  Do you like to make collages and do you find it very creative?