My first attempt at painting in decades. Tempera on mixed media paper. It’s too washed out, but I’m happy with the blue and pink colors and the texture. The seam is where I taped two pieces of paper together.
I’m taking an online class from @pattyripley. She teaches you how to get out of your head and paint intuitively. We start with stretching, meditation, and a little dancing just to loosen up the mind and body. Woo hooo, me, dance? Luckily it’s only in my living room over Zoom.
I’ve been picking up some odds and ends to create texture, like a spatula with holes and a pastry blender, and I’d like to get some lace. (I used a garlic grater for this painting.) I’d also like to go full Rauschenberg and pick up some old scraps at Goodwill to glue here and there. Though if I really wanted to practice Rauschenberg’s technique, I’d pick up the scraps from the streets.