Mountain Stream.02 Collage

The image area is 14" by 12" and it is mounted on a 20" by 15" foam board. This is variation #2 of my original painting"Mountain Stream". In this case, I brushed out an under-painting in shades of yellow ochre. Then I made color reproductions of the original art in various shades ranging from gray to warm gray and full color. I cut the reproductions into thin vertical strips. When I re-assembled the work, I incorporated thin strips of gold mylar. I especially like the way the top and bottom edges curl up and give the art work the feeling of being fiber art. Conceptually, the idea behind these works is to combine additive and subtractive art processes. It's a way to have the creative process follow the seasons of nature. I begin with an original painting which is an additive process. But then I deconstruct the painting which is like the period of decay in Autumn and Winter. Finally, the work is reconstructed into a new variation of its original form.