Composition 2 by Leada Wood, Contemporary Artist of Texas

 

 

This 8x10 monprint has come a long way from the beginning, don't you think?  I enjoyed the complimentary colors of violets and greens but decided it needed  a spice color so I opted for a deep red. I guess you could say I am still going around in circles! But I did lose the snowman!

 

 

This is another Gelli mono print...mmm I see a snow man I am going to have to lose. I liked the colors and the circles on the right side so I thought it had possibilites for another experimental beginning.

Composition 1 by Leada Wood, Contemporary Artist of Texas

This is the finished mono print after several hours of finding forms, pushing and pulling the colors and shapes...tweaking it here and there. I decided to collage some black prints I had done on tissue paper to give a little more interest to the composition. I enjoyed playing with my new printing technique, I have done mono prints before but they were never this easy.  They make a nice starting point for an experimental piece. I will continue to work with this technique to see where else this process will take me. Art is a journey...after all.

Mono Print using Gelli plate

Today was playtime at Studio 20! I have a Gelli plate that has been sitting around waiting for me to try it out so today was the day. I used crafters acrylic paints and spread paint, stamped, drew into the paint and lots of various things to get this print.  I printed several times with different colors and techniques and printed many sheets of paper. I liked the circles on this one and the colors so I decided it was a good starting point. I have soooo much to learn about the gelli printing technique! The thing is you get a substrate that you probably could not get the look of just by painting, there are lots of layers and things going on on this 8x10 sheet of paper.


 

Wild About You! by Leada Wood ©, Artist Of Texas

Wild About You by Leada Wood©

This painting is 22x28, liquid acrylic on arches paper. I did this using Henri Matisse techniques. Matisse used lots of pattern, bright colors, and outlined in black. I used patterns from a Matisse painting, used my own colors and a stamp I carved for some of the patterns in the blocks and outlined in black. I also added a bit of lepord collage to the girls neckline and a bit in her hair. I don't think I am done with this painting yet as there are a few things I want to do...so I will repost it again when I finish!

Dimensions by Leada Wood, Artist Of Texas

DIMENSIONS by Leada Wood ©

This is a full sheet, 22x28, watercolor paper painted with liquid acrylics. I divided the spaces into different dimensions and taped them off. I used hand carved stamps to add texture into some of the spaces. It is hard to see the various depths and dimensions at such a low resolution but hopefully you can see most of them. I veiled some of the areas with washes of gesso to add mystery. It's always hard to know when an abstract is finished as I usually have to look and lived with it a while to see if there is anything else I need to add.