Stained Glass Window Effect in Mixed Media
![A colourful abstract composition , separated by white strips into geometric shapes . Mixed Media -painted in acrylic , collage , oil pastel and pen .](https://i0.wp.com/margarethallfineart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fragments-967x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C556)
I wanted to show you one of my lockdown art journal piece , a mixed media abstract, now that it is finished. I had seen a few great ideas online using masking tape to divide up paper or canvas into sections. Then you paint an abstract composition, remove the tape carefully and admire ! Well , I couldn’t find the tape , so , rather than waste time looking, I quickly drew some strips with pencil and rule .Then came the fun part . I treated each shape as an independent unit and just painted instinctively. I will admit to having used a limited palette of colours , but no other planning took place . On this mixed media abstract , I used all sorts. For example, watercolour , acrylic , collage , pen , pencil , oil pastel .
![This mixed media abstract gives the impression of a colourful , modern stained glass window.](https://i0.wp.com/margarethallfineart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/fragments-967x1024.jpg?resize=525%2C556)
Mixed Media with Collage
![#An abstract composition in acrylic of swirling shapes out of which emerges a distorted face screaming .](https://i0.wp.com/margarethallfineart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_20200521_195447_214.jpg?fit=525%2C525)
I really enjoyed using all kinds of media on this piece mixed media abstract – first pen , then lots of watercolour . It might be a bit difficult to see in the image ‘ Fragments ‘, but at this stage , I glued on some cutouts of collage samples I made using leftover acrylic paints ( like the one above ) . After that , I couldn’t resist using coloured markers and oil pastels ( and a bit more acrylic in the strips ) .
Fragments of Landscape
What did I think about during the process ? Well, stained glass , glimpses of landscape through a window and colour experiments . But , to be honest, it took on a life of it’s own and I just painted intuitively . It’s quite small , about 8 inches square and I think it’s time I tried this on a much bigger scale . I wonder , do you ever experiment with mixed media work ?
Actually , I did a few mixed media pieces in my isolation art journal – you can see them on my Instagram account – @margarethallfineart or click on the button right at the very bottom of this post.
Isolation Art from my Art Journal
![A scary semi abstract composition , including a spider dropping from it's web and a large red " Don't Panic " sign in the corner .](https://i0.wp.com/margarethallfineart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200530_165508.jpg?fit=525%2C553)