I found a really ugly painting at Goodwill. The stretcher was nice, though, so I bought it with the intention of recycling it. I removed the loose strings and primed the canvas with gesso, before painting.
Andromeda
mixed media (acrylic, cotton string, beads, pottery shards, and glass) on canvas
Little Boat Under a Full Moon
oil on canvas with beads, abalone button, brads, and paper boat
8 x 10 inches
found poem with gesso, acrylic medium, and found objects on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Taming Steel with Fire
in succession, each
a complete turn.
First the bloom,
raised bodily,
Then
the
snake
alive.
a warning
on its way
Filed under Art, Found Poems, Paintings
pencil and collage on canvas
10 x 8 inches
The under-layer is from a page of my old art history notes on Rodin. I highlighted the word “unfinished,” then gessoed over everything else, so it isn’t quite legible, and added the tree and map.
All of these are approximately 4 1/2 x 6 inches, mixed media on paper, and ALL of them sold almost immediately. Which is nice! But I have worn the prints off the tips of my fingers, blending pastels.
red paper boat 