Sometimes a collage is almost a living thing. It decides what it wants to be. This is especially true when one uses found paper for making a collage. Unlike a painting where the artist can mix desired colours on a pallet the collagist has often to depend on the best suited colour of the paper at hand. And such changes can sometimes cause a world or as in this case a sea of difference to the work.
The collage “Gulls at the lighthouse” is one such creation. This one actually started off as an attempt to do a collage on the festival of kites. Half way through I realised there was not enough of the sky blue that I needed for the clear sky background I had planned. The only blue colours I found were getting closer to water instead of sky.
And so this transformed into one with sky and water! Then I just had to have the gulls and lighthouse because it reminded me so much of Aotearoa!!
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| Title : Gulls at the lighthouse Size : 20"x15" |
The collage “Gulls at the lighthouse” is one such creation. This one actually started off as an attempt to do a collage on the festival of kites. Half way through I realised there was not enough of the sky blue that I needed for the clear sky background I had planned. The only blue colours I found were getting closer to water instead of sky.
And so this transformed into one with sky and water! Then I just had to have the gulls and lighthouse because it reminded me so much of Aotearoa!!
2 comments:
Vijaya! I love this collage piece! So much movement to keep the yes in motion. I love the blue water as it meets the sky. At the horizon, the blues can almost coincide with each as in the distance colors tend to become atmospheric, so I would never worry about that. You did a fantastic job. What size is it? (+:
Thank you Kate. I really value your comments. I must admit that I was pleased with how this one turned out:-)
Gulls at the Lighthouse is
20" x 15" - a medium sized collage.
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