Natural history books with illustrations are what I am constantly on the lookout for now. I will use books with photographs, as opposed to illustrations, but I much prefer the latter. I never conceived of a good use for these images, until recently.

Another place I've found images is in those Dover books of illustration and design, many of which come with a CD. I've borrowed a few from the library, copied the contents of the CD onto my computer, and printed images when I've needed them. These images are also at very high resolution so they print well.

I'm gravitating toward watercolors now. I've started following a number of watercolorists on Instagram as well as a couple artists on YouTube. I've tried a number of different brands of paints in the last few months, and finally settled on a small set of half-pans by Prima, and a larger set of tubes by Mijello Mission Gold. This week I'll get some GOOD paper, Arches.

Anyway, I'm not sure yet what I want to paint, but I likely won't do a lot of representational stuff...much like with acrylics. I want to experiment with the medium, more than anything. And experiment with interpreting what I see, physically or in my mind's eye.

So I'm going to give watercolor another go.
The images below are some of my recent outgoing mail. I'm collaging on the backs of the envelopes as well, most of the time.
Have a wonderful week.
6 comments:
These are WONDERFUL- colourful and vivid - and those envelopes should really give the world's postmen something to remember! What pleasure you give with your work!
Another group of exquisite collages...and the envelopes, to die for beautiful. Connie you are so skilled in gathering bits and pieces together in a harmonious arrangement..your art is fantastic.
Kristin
Wonderful! watercolor has been a mystery to me but I'm betting good paper and good colors will be magical as well as good brushes. Why not invest in excellent materials! Best exploration days ahead!
Just love coming to see what you have been up to. Just terrific! :-)
I just found out this week that even the "half pans" are not same sizes, that the brand I like appears to have considerably less paint even though the tiny cases appear to be nearly identical. I look forward to seeing your watercolor work, Connie.
I hope these collages bring you as much pleasure as they bring me, I love to look at them. thank you for inspiration
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