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BobBlast #209
Abstract Collage Demonstration - Oakville Art Society
Welcome Back to Another BobBlast!
I have spent this past week at the
Oakville Art Society - outside of Toronto, teaching a
"Larger & Looser" workshop. The emphasis on this particular workshop has been on abstract painting and collage.
This BobBlast is a demo from this Workshop - My intention was to create a paint collage from a concept out of my sketch book. My focus was on:
Graphics - Big, bold, patterned, pure color.
Abstract Shapes - Block out large shapes. Can also do reductive painting.
Texture - Paper and Acrylic Paint "skins" from my palette - heavy duty plastic taped to my table.
Collage practice techniques for this assignment:
Acrylic Glue - I like Nova Color Gel Medium 207.
Disposable Squeegees
- 1/4" foam board scraps, cut into 2" wide strips. Then into 5-8" to be used as scrapers, pushing down air bubbles, etc. They're disposable! No clean up!
Black and White Graphic Patterns
- I make my own collage papers, then make Xerox copies.
Surfaces
- I will make a paint collage on any surface: 300 lb Watercolor Paper, canvas, wood panels - these heavier surfaces take a beating.
Theme or Concept - Search for the new in you! Use your sketch books for inspiration.
For me, collage is not about little pieces of paper glued on a canvas and serves the purpose as part of a mosaic technique. To be blunt, collage paper scraps are just one more added element to play and paint with. Nothing more, nothing less.
I want the slight texture and don't try to hide the bubbles, wrinkles, etc. It's what I work with - paint, glue, paper and my zest for making things that tell a story and have content.
Stick it!
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July 23-27, 2018
22nd Annual Vermont Art Event - Trade Show
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Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
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August 13-17, 2018
Abstract Acrylic Painting & Collage
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September 4-7, 2018
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Sept 11, 12, 13, 2018
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September 17-19, 2018
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November 8-11, 2018
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BobBlast Issue 209
"Abstract Collage Demonstration - Oakville Art Society
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BobBlast #209 - Video run time 11 minutes, 3 seconds
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