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Nov 10, 2025
Media: acrylic and collage on 1.5" deep cradled mixed media board
Size: 10x10 in
I'm not sure what birds think about the changing colors but they always look amazing as their environment becomes incredibly colourful. In this piece I began with an ink wash into which I pressed leaves and saran wrap. The textures when I lifted everything were amazing. The leaf pressings are partially visible on the surface as I didn't cover them all. I then added rice paper collage. To define the leaves I applied transparent ink glazes as I didn't want to cover the texture of the collage or all of the marks from the leaf pressings. I added the bird with more opaque paint along with tree branches and twigs. This is an intuitive way of working as I have no set imagine in mind when I start. I spend more time contemplating the piece and deciding what to do next then painting as these pieces develop! I'm not sure what birds think about the changing colors but they always look amazing as their environment becomes incredibly colourful. In this piece I began with an ink wash into which I pressed leaves and saran wrap. The textures when I lifted everything were amazing. The leaf pressings are partially visible on the surface as I didn't cover them all. I then added rice paper collage. To define the leaves I applied transparent ink glazes as I didn't want to cover the texture of the collage or all of the marks from the leaf pressings. I added the bird with more opaque paint along with tree branches and twigs. This is an intuitive way of working as I have no set imagine in mind when I start. I spend more time contemplating the piece and deciding what to do next then painting as these pieces develop! |
Available Paintings by Melissa Gannon
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