Painting with Paper

The cover of the June 2011 Artist magazine displays an incredible work of art called Rare Sight, by Robin Purcell. I was inspired by this incredible watercolor and all the shades and colors within the painting. I wanted to recreate this piece of art but watercolor is not my medium of choice. I spent today painting with paper.



Here's my step by step project.

 Step One--Sketch your design

 Step Two-Chose your paper. Divide your paper into colors. It makes it easier to find the shade you desire.
I used left over scrapes from my journal covers.

 Step Three-Keep your original close at hand. You will refer to it often.

 Step Four- Block out your colors. Add as much of the background first and then concentrate on the highlights.

 Here's the picture... almost complete.

This is one of those art projects that look different from a distance verses up close. The photo on the far right is the close up. You can see each sheet of paper. From a distance, the mountain and valley come into view. This was a fun afternoon project.