BLOG 4April 13
As part of my preparation for our end of FdA course exhibition I have been working on a number of paintings in grey tones, these relate to deconstructed buildings or abstracts. (1)
As part of my preparation for our end of FdA course exhibition I have been working on a number of paintings in grey tones, these relate to deconstructed buildings or abstracts. (1)
I have planned and tested what I
intended to make, using a new (to me) low tack product (Frisket) to
make my stencil. This I tested in a smaller proportions and it seemed
to work well in some cases and not in others.
Frisket, it seems is designed to be
used with spray paint rather than roller or paint brush. This has in
fact affected my plans as I had hoped to be able to move away from
frog tape. I can make wider areas of masking with frog tape but
overlap becomes difficult to cut and as a result a bleed can happen.
I spent quite a few hours measuring,
cutting and applying Frisket for this work, satisfied that all the
rectangles were straight etc I applied paint, the frisket moved and
you can also see bleds, it is possible to remove some bleds by
scrapping off or even removing with water but nothing can sort out
the movement.
I think this was because of the surface
texture which was not smooth, having been rolled on tends to be a
little like sandpaper.
I have applied Frog tape where possible
and the squewd background provides interest, but it is irritating to
me.
I am not rushing, I try to work
carefully, I measure, maybe colour mixing is not what it should be
but what else should I be doing? I am not sure I want to work in the
surface for ever but I would like to develop further the effects .
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