Anatomy of a new piece

    This piece started with a search of images I have already printed out. I found a large portrait of a gentleman I think was purchased at a flea market. A young handsome gentleman. I was thinking about him as I drove on an errand, I get a lot of inspiration driving or mowing, I thought about making him look as though he was in an old mirror. Best to sketch out the thought before it leaves my brain! A rough sketch and on the left is snippets of art where I admired the color.

     I had purchased some bubble organza as JoAnns and experimented with throwing some Antelope Brown acrylic ink on it. Looks lovely and I made a large enough piece to place over the image.

     Dried ink on the bubble organza. Or maybe it is chiffon, no, I think is is organza, it has some weight to it.

    Cotton duck, patched and pieced together, left side is a little funkier than I planned but that's the  fun of being spontaneous. Plus I like a funky look.

     First layer of paint. gel medium scribbles, black paint and clear tar gel. I am not sure how the clear tar gel is going to react to the paint. I love to experiment. Next will be a coat of gel medium, white paint and water.