Monday, April 28, 2008

Graffiti Love

Blue is my favorite color and I love it with orange, it's complimentary. This is a collage piece I worked on during my last class. It has different types of papers underneath, including my favorite mailing envelopes and some altered magazine pages.

While working on this I discovered something fun. If I wrote in cursive and connected all the words and then over-lapped each line with the one above it, I could write a secret message. It is not readable! This one happens to be a love letter. My teacher suggested I take that one step further and write either a word or letter much larger. I created the word love (also connecting the letters) on a piece of watercolor paper using ink and then collaged it onto the canvas board.

It started to remind me of graffiti. So I wanted to make it look like it had been on a wall outside and the colors had started to fade and run. I used oil pastels to do this, choosing several different shades of blue and orange. They were a lot of fun to work with, as I could blend them with my fingers. I also used some chalks for the same effect, and could easily rub them off if needed. The bottom layers have acrylic paint on them. Need to frame it or find some way to varnish it. For now I like it propped up in my art area.

5 comments:

shauna said...

Hi Terri! I found your blog from Arttechniques. I love your collage! There is so much depth to it! It is just beautiful! You mentioned finding a varnish for it and I wondered if you have ever used a sealer called PYMII? It's amazing stuff! I can't think of the website now but I could find it for you if you want. I also enjoyed reading your profile. I share your philosophy of the art community. You sound like a very creative, sincere, and spiritual person! -Shauna

Terri said...

Hi Shauna! Thank you so much for your kind words! It's so great to find others who share my love of art and are so encouraging! I am very interested in the varnish. Will it smear the oil pastels if I brush it on or is it a spray? Would love to see your work as well! - Terri

Tammi said...

Hi Terri, I finally got a chance to check out your work and I am truly impressed!!I love this one and its neat how yiou explain how you did it.The fact that there is a love letter hidden in it is really cool to.You sure did get the family talent.Love your little sis Tammi

Bryan said...

Hey Tammi, Thanks, that means a lot to me that you like it. The women in our family are creative, you should try it sometime too! Love you! Terri

Terri said...

oh I just saw that I was on Bryan's user name but it was really me. Terri