Colour study 1

I have started a colour study in my sketchbook. Firstly using paint and collage, glued onto a large sketch of the platform.

I couldn't resist some photo manipulation as I found the coloured squares very interesting!

 

I love the boldness of this version... I always find black and white very appealing. However by applying some abstract filters I created this version...

 

A very different colour scheme from the original photo! Love the contrasting colours.

This is a very different effect. Perhaps a truer reflection if the original photo... A more muted colour scheme.

I think I would like to explore these colour studies more... Perhaps printing on fabric with stitching on top...

 

Grass

I've started an exploration of the grass beneath the platform...

This includes trying to cut a stamp... This needs extra work!

 

Tried some paper weaving...

 

These papers were cut from a gardening magazine. This provided lots of texture.

 

I love this manipulated photo using grunge filters in my editing software.

 

The colours now look very dramatic and the surface texture very interesting... Holes, crinkles and an almost burnt effect.

I think I'd like to try applying paint to grass and taking a print of that... Need a dry day though!

 

Oops... Lost my way

It has been a while... Not sure why, except other things have been more important and then I got out the habit... Especially documenting what I'm doing...

 

So, to recap. I'm using this surface as my inspiration...

 

So far I have started a colour study and explored the texture of the surface and the grass beneath. I've taken some rubbings and tried out some printing... I've also been playing about with the photographs.

 

Large prints, 8"x 10", cut and reassembled...