"And Then Comes Spring"

"And Then Comes Spring"

Acrylics and Mixed media on Canvas
16" X 20"

Living in Southern Alberta, Canada poses some problems with the Weather.

The Winters can be unpredictable and  oftentimes they tend to drag on.
But when Spring finally arrives,

 what a joy.

I celebrate our diverse weather
We have been known to have

Snow in September, Sun tanning days in the middle of December

snowflakes on a hot day in August 

and

nothing, no matter how unusual

tends to surprise us.

Spring brings green.

Fresh breathable air without frost

sunshine and a sense of well-being.

I created this work in honour of
The Season of re-birth.

 I base-painted the canvas with a deep blue and affixed 

Silver metal leaf squares.

I then colour washed over the silver another wash of blue.

the blue was applied in splotches, 

let sit and then gently buffed off 

so as to leave a hint of the colour and tone down the silver.

All colours are "Golden Fluids"

Once the blue dried, I did the same thing with Green Gold.

creating a fabulous contrast.

when everything dried fully, I then scumbled over the whole canvas

distressing some of the paint down to the silver and through that at times.
then I washed over the whole thing with random Blues & Green gold.

the base was finished.

I used a template and Molding Paste to add the vines

let them dry and over painted the plaster a few times to get

a not too perfect colour.


Detail:

 I had fun creating this work.
I do hope you see the joy in it.
~~Kathleen