"ASIAN MEDLEY" 11070, mixed media abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"Asian Medley"
This is one of the demos I did at the Westminster workshop.  The goal was to layer several different types of texture material, one upon another, in a geometric pattern. There are many different materials including printed paper, painted aluminum foil, black sand, cedar bedding, and a strip of red metal.






Here, I am applying epoxy resin to the painting and the matching backing board.  This kind of presentation looks professional and contemporary, and eliminates the need for a frame.

The palette for this painting is Zorn's palette of yellow ochre, cadmium red, black and white.  It's amazing how such a limited palette can produce such colorful, interesting pieces.
For more information on this painting, please click here to go to my website.


6 comments:

  1. Bren Graham ThebeauOctober 16, 2011 at 4:13 AM

    Love the look of this, and how you float the art piece over top of another board. Using the resin as a final layer really adds to the final look and that limited colour palette well, you sure know how to make them sing!

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  2. Carol BlackburnOctober 16, 2011 at 7:47 AM

    Wow, Carol.....how do you get the ideas for these works of art? Lovely piece. Can you write a post about your creative process sometime?

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  3. Page Pearson RailsbackOctober 16, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Carol..I am very pleased to have stumbled onto your blog..VERY refreshing.to see what you are doing.Your work is beautiful, strong..esp. love NEW WORLD. Your workshops look fab..maybe one day...

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  4. AnonymousOctober 16, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    Very cool Carol...always so intriqued by what you come up with...such a gift!

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  5. Poet Whale StudioOctober 17, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Love your work
    Every piece is a new adventure

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  6. Maria Kovalenko LeysensOctober 17, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    I spent this morning visiting/catching up with some of my fellow bloggers and have to say that this was the highlight of my morning. I just love all your colors, inspiration and subjects!

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