For weeks since I’ve had my name signed up to participate in the ‘PaperArts’ Architectural Triptych swap, I’ve been staring at a blank piece of bookboard wondering what to do – is there a word for ‘writers block’ that would apply to paperarts because I certainly seem to be suffering from it. But here I am and pretty pleased with myself, my mojo has returned – albeit in a small dose and I’m ahead of schedule with this swap. After being incredibly late last month with my fabric swap (and having it sent back to me, as should be the case, rules are rules. I certainly need to redeem myself. So this idea came to me through choosing a colour scheme first. Go the ‘Golden’ paints. Barb Thomas gave me my first visual introduction to Golden paints on an ATC using the Micaceous Iron Oxide. I immediately fell in love with the rough metallic look. After that it seemed I was hearing about Golden everywhere. Kelsey’s work has also been great inspiration for the Golden colours.
My main colour scheme (pictured left) is a blend of Golden ‘Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold’ and a small touch of Lumiere ‘Metallic Silver’. This gives it a soft orange with a bit of sparkle. Unfortunatley the scanned image doesn't depict the sparkle, but it is there. The background is Michelle Ward's Green Pepper Press 'Architecture' stamp.
The mounted/raised stamped images sitting on top of the main background pictured left are painted in the Golden ‘Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold’. I love the orange on its own, it's incredibly rich and earthy. Amazing to see how just by adding a tiny amount of the silver has changed the colour completely.
Below the very narrow silver frames are painted in my favourite Golden colour; Micaceous Iron Oxide. I love the feel of this paint, it’s like sandpaper and has the most interesting metallic particles.
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