Third of Five

New Month - New Photo source - New Composition - New Mediums

This month my study began with the Apple photo #3 and the study of the triangular composition, and subject contour and balance.

Focusing on contour first enabled me to focus my first project of the month on mixed media.  My first step was to compose using collage.

Since I had allot of fashion magazines and I was always interested in fabrics and motifs, I chose parts of photos with the most interesting textures  to recreate this composition. 

I also wanted to include text that reflected the idea behind this piece, such as combining different textures and motifs to compose an outfit - in this case - a piece of art.

From Plaids, lace to chiffon, I was able to find a variety of motifs that would keep the eye moving around in the piece.

Once the collage composition was settled upon, I am now in the process of working on tone, blending and refining the piece by applying glazes. paint, pastels and other mediums.  Here are the results so far: