Original Watercolor & Paper Paintings

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These "paintings in paper" or "Paper Paintings" as they are sometimes called, are exactly that... paper. There is everything from handmade papers to newspapers used in these pieces to create my color palette. NO PAINT... other than maybe bits of some hand painted papers that are used. I start with a prepared surface of either canvas board, chipboard, or heavy weight watercolor paper, depending on the size piece I'm working on. A simple sketch is done first and then a very light under painting to establish my color scheme. From there it is all paper. I work with a matte gel medium to layer in all my papers. The paper is also mostly torn as opposed to cut in order to give it a more natural feel. I only cut for areas I have to. The paper is layered from the background to foreground and is done a little at a time in stages... hence, a very time consuming process. In the end the entire piece is coated over with the gel medium to add strength and protection.