Opposites Attract
May 16, 2008 at 9:04 am | Posted in Art Studio, Mask Collage Series | Leave a commentTags: A Fine Masquerade, blue, collage, color-wheel, design, fox, MASK SERIES, orange, symbolism, symmetry
Mandarin Fox
For several months this past winter two gray foxes visited in the evening. One has lived alone around here for years, and at some point completely lost his tail. He’s a strange sight, like discovering a new animal species. The new fox is smaller and sports a long, lush tail. I’m hoping it’s a vixen.
As the design work on the collages continued, a thin story thread dangled in front of me. The collages became more symmetrical in design and more symbolic. Masks are symbolic. Look at the symbol and there is often another level of masking underneath. The collage animals all represent certain character traits but there’s also a color-wheel relationship between the bull & the fox.
From The Studio: The Stranger Than Fiction Mask Image Collage Series
April 8, 2008 at 11:01 am | Posted in Art Studio, Mask Collage Series | 1 CommentTags: blue, collage, Collage Exhibit & Exchange, CREATIVITY, design, orange
My What Big Teeth You Have-The Lion
I’ve often created collages as mock-ups for paintings. It’s a step beyond doing a thumbnail sketch as prep for a painting. It’s a quick way to consider colors, placement and overall design, particularly for more representational work.
These particular collages did not begin as considerations for paintings; rather they were created for the Tenth International Collage Exhibit & Exchange. While working on the first few, the idea of a series developed. This was the image that led it off.
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