AndreaFox
Current Gallery: creatures ( piece)
For the last couple of years I have been focusing on the same technique and working on refining it. It is all about the process for me now. I have decided to let my paintings become what they want to be, instead of deciding for them. I start by making my own "paint". I use mostly organic materials, i.e. walnut shells, tea, coffee, beets.... things that have naturally beautiful colors that can be converted to strong dyes. I then splatter cold press watercolor paper with the dyes and let it dry. Sometimes this just involves dumping it on while the paper is in my bathtub. Other times it involves squirt guns and children. Occasionally my roof and buckets get in on the act. Suffice it to say that there is no control on my part over this part of the process, which is the whole point. The second step involves just looking at the splatters and seeing the shapes that have been made. I can then start to pull out the shapes that I see within them. This is where the process becomes very important. I have a fairly strict set of rules that I must abide by. I can only outline the shapes, I cannot alter them. I can add arms and legs, but nothing else. I can paint in features, but only where naturally occurring shapes or color variations already suggest them. As for the background, I can enhance what is there with line, add stems, leaves, wood grain, etc, but I can’t draw in anything that is not already suggested by the shapes and color variations. The splatters become creatures, and the creatures have whole worlds and stories of their own. They all have names, which are derived from the type of paint that they are made of. For example, the one made from walnut shell dye are "Walnutians". The beets are "Beta Vulgarians", which is the Latin name for beets. The ones made from tea are "Liptonians". You get the idea. The stories that evolve with the splatter creatures become the titles of the work, and the paintings become book pages, with one line of text that gives the viewer just enough information to create a story of their own. This is where I am with my work now. I love these little creatures, and all their adventure, drama, and sadness. They are not so different from you... or I... or most of the other human creatures I know. I hope you enjoy visiting with them.
For the last couple of years I have been focusing on the same technique and working on refining it. It is all about the process for me now. I have decided to let my paintings become what they want to be, instead of deciding for them. I start by making my own "paint". I use mostly organic materials, i.e. walnut shells, tea, coffee, beets.... things that have naturally beautiful colors that can be converted to strong dyes. I then splatter cold press watercolor paper with the dyes and let it dry. Sometimes this just involves dumping it on while the paper is in my bathtub. Other times it involves squirt guns and children. Occasionally my roof and buckets get in on the act. Suffice it to say that there is no control on my part over this part of the process, which is the whole point. The second step involves just looking at the splatters and seeing the shapes that have been made. I can then start to pull out the shapes that I see within them. This is where the process becomes very important. I have a fairly strict set of rules that I must abide by. I can only outline the shapes, I cannot alter them. I can add arms and legs, but nothing else. I can paint in features, but only where naturally occurring shapes or color variations already suggest them. As for the background, I can enhance what is there with line, add stems, leaves, wood grain, etc, but I can’t draw in anything that is not already suggested by the shapes and color variations. The splatters become creatures, and the creatures have whole worlds and stories of their own. They all have names, which are derived from the type of paint that they are made of. For example, the one made from walnut shell dye are "Walnutians". The beets are "Beta Vulgarians", which is the Latin name for beets. The ones made from tea are "Liptonians". You get the idea. The stories that evolve with the splatter creatures become the titles of the work, and the paintings become book pages, with one line of text that gives the viewer just enough information to create a story of their own. This is where I am with my work now. I love these little creatures, and all their adventure, drama, and sadness. They are not so different from you... or I... or most of the other human creatures I know. I hope you enjoy visiting with them.
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