Layers

I decided to fill up an old canvas, playing with layers and marks and colour to see how it changes from something meh to something beautiful. I have a few canvas laying around facing the wall with half finished doodles on that I don't like.. soooo time for change.

If I was mindful enough to click my camera after every brush stroke, I would make a cool animation of all the layers building up.

But I am far too messy, and forgetful. But I took a few pics, and thought i would record my order of doing things for future reference, because i am forgetful. 

1.

 I ripped up the bible (some of genesis and a few psalms) to give my canvas some texture. I stuck it down with glue and some gesso round a bit of the canvas but got bored of that so mostly pva.

Note: you could use any book or papers, it does not have to take a religious format. I chose the bible because the pages are nice and thin and smooth, i'm done reading it, and there are like a billion copies of it in the world, so no big loss. Also, i have some beef with the big guy and religion in general so it felt nice to rip it up. You don't have to do a formal ceremony or anything.

This made my canvas nice and strong, a bit bumpy, and lots of nice words on it about he creation of the world .

See how these things change things? Plus, it's fun. 

2.

I splatter some ink on the page because it was running out so just poured on what was left. Then I blew it around, I think this works better with a straw. I got a bit light headed..

I think the ink looks like branches of a tree.

3. I rotated my canvas because the words were upside down and it was distracting.  Jut turning around your page changes the picture.Then I mixed up some orangy ink then sponged gesso over the top.

4. I turned my canvas around again and started stamping different shapes with bits of foam and making crazy different lines with ink and got overexcited with different colours and doodled some swirls and used the other end of my paintbrush too and a bit fingerpainting.

5.then I did some more of that and painted some yellow triangles 

6. I took a break to admire the mess I have made, have a cup of tea and blog my art attack . 

I will keep adding to it. Am just debating whether to go to bed now and think about it or just stay up all night and do it. 

I most remember to be balanced.

If I stay up all night I will be very odd and possibly grumpy tomoro, and if go to bed I will be anxious thinking about it and not finishing it..

Maybe I could add a little bit every day.

Ummm To be continued