Yellow Umbrella

Yellow Umbrella

(Acrylic and collage on board, 8x8 in)

I made some small changes to this recently and remembered to photograph it today. For "small changes" read "I put a figure in".

 

Parasol Study

Parasol Study

(Acrylic on illustration board, 25 x 12cm)

I’ve been meaning to make something of my photos of parasols for some years now and when I found this piece of illustration board, I knew the time was right. Still some fiddling to do.

 

Yellow Umbrella

Yellow Umbrella

(acrylic/mixed media on board, 8x8 in)

Someone called this "jewel-like" recently and I can appreciate that. Working at such a small scale means getting quite close tot he panel and that, in turn, leads to a certain kind of preciousness.

Nevertheless, I found the whole process of adding collage (and a little sand) and having to adapt the picture to those changes, quite fascinating. I know this method will become part of my working practice.