Fun with Plex

Years ago I did a series of pieces on plex and loved it but forgot about it as I moved on to something else. An artist friend scored dozens of odd shaped pieces of plex from a framer and passed them on to me. I had forgotten the joy of it's luminosity and the gorgeous depth you get.

This piece is Road Show Star and is 16" x 7" on plex with a wood backing. It has everything on it — gold leaf, water slide decals, stenciling, stamping and collage on both sides. Yum.

Inspired by a Demo

This piece was inspired by a demo I did in one of my classes that I then scanned into my computer and played with the composition in Photoshop. Finally when I got to a place where it was working for me then I went to painting the final piece which has so many techniques used. There is gold leaf, stamping, alcohol, stenciling, transfer painting, water slide decals, collage and more.

Midsummer Dream, 20" x 16" mixed media on panel

Large is Good

This piece, Floral Prose, started with a 24" x 36" gel transfer from a pigmented print on a gold leafed panel. It was my first this large and a success. The transfer was used as an underpainting.

I had been rereading the classics and I was thinking about Jane Austin as I did this piece and how the English must always dream of Spring. Maybe that is just me projecting my love of Spring and Summer.

The Color of Sound

Sandra Duran Wilson The Color of Sound acrylic 48x48

This is a new painting incorporating some of the techniques Darlene and I have been working on for our next book with North Light Publishers. We are very excited about this book on surface treatments. It combines naturally with Image Transfer Workshop. We are taking several tried and true techniques and experimenting and pushing them to new levels. Stay tuned.

Happy Holidays

Wow, the holidays are here and a new year is coming up hard and fast. Sandra and I have been busy with our second book on surfaces which is a perfect compliment to Image Transfer Workshop.

On the left, Juicy Too, is a combination of water slide transfers, gold leaf, collage and lots of glazing. A friend of mine was asked by her gallery to paint some red paintings and I thought it was a great idea so I challenged myself to do one and I had a great time. It is in a show of work by Canyon Road artists being held at The Factory in Albuquerque that starts Thanksgiving weekend.