Extreme Compositions Shape Arrangements 2

Lesson 2

Part 2 

Arrangements of one shape, black, gray, and white, circles. I really tried to work one these more intuitively and take risks. Some were done on backgrounds of black acrylic paint done with a brayer. Left over paints from the previous series. Used mostly dry media, ink intense pencils, watercolor crayons, oil pastels, plus water in some cases blotted with tissue.  All were done on 5 x 7" white bristle. 

#1

Brayed acrylic background

Right oval stenciled with alcohol

watercolor crayons with blotted water

#2

Ink intense watercolor pencil brushed and blotted with water

Watercolor crayons

White gel pen

Brayed acrylic background

Watercolor crayons stencils and masks

White gel pen

#4

Brayed acrylic background

Watercolor crayons stencils 

White gel pen

#5

Brayed acrylic background

watercolor crayons using masks and stencils

water blotted with tissue

Observations:  These came out a bit darker than expected because of the backgrounds. The brayer marks made straight edges which made some square looking shapes which wasn't in the equations.

Love some of the textures and effects, I will have to write down some of the steps to really remember what I did ... or not?