Art is tactile! Well these pages are. Flat art is not usually about the touching. My newfound-joyful-playtime-art is all about the touching. My hands get messy with spackle, smearing it around, creating a textured substrate. Here, I create my first night scene with northern lights.
The texture under this big ol' doodle, done in Banff, is spackle, and clear gesso. I don't know why, but my clear gesso is like sandpaper. I was supposed to be sitting, all inspired-like, in my hotel room while everyone else skied. I didn't want to paint mountains. Apparently eyeballs and pretty squiggly lines were more important. Dang. Have to go back now.
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