30 of 30

Well I really meant to post more here as I progressed on the 30 Day Art Challenge but (insert excuse here). Regardless, I got everything done in time. This year I treated the month more like a sketchbook than a cohesive project/series. I tried new techniques, new tools, and new materials. And I had a lot of fun with it. While I'm not happy with everything I think I learned something with each piece and I'm motivated to do more at a larger scale.

Here they are in all their glory.

This is one of my favorites. The background texture was created with a Catalyst Blade which is basically a rubber fingered brush. The white was applied by doing a gelatin print transfer using real gelatin - it didn't take me long to realize I did not like the synthetic gelatin block for printing to canvas board.

This is another gelatin monotype. You will notice that this, along with the next two feature my favorite color combination of green and red. It is not easy to use that combo without evoking a feeling of Christmas but I think I've pulled it off.

I want to do a 36" by 48" version of this one at some point in the near future. At this point I had abandoned the gelatin printing. The base sketch was done in blue gel pen which works great as a guide over dark colors.

This may be my favorite of the bunch and was #29 of 30. I will be doing a larger scale series of these I think.