"Rear Window"

“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, 
then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced."
(Vincent van Gogh)

Today, I'd like to show you a small mixed media canvas.

I'm strongly drawn to painting but I'm a little bit scared, too...

That's why I decided to start small - this canvas is 20x20 cm. and here it is...

First, using gel medium I glued all sorts of materials on the canvas - band-aids, loosely woven canvas, thin aluminium elements and tried to arrange them into a kind of a frame.

When everything dried, I took acrylic paints and mixed them with gel medium. It resulted in paints being more mat and more transparent.

My next step was to make transfers using newspaper bits. I glued them using gel medium again and when dry, I sprayed them with water and rubbing with my finger I took away the paper leaving just the print on my canvas.
I added some touches with Gelatos and used a water brush to gently wash them down.
Finally, I stamped my background with a 3rd Eye stamp and chalk ink.

This is my first small painted canvas and I'm sure it won't be the last one!

Materials from Mixed Media Place: