Nine new paintings, some with cold wax and oil, collage

Cold wax and oil with paper collage 20" X 20"

Each of these paintings started with an acrylic under-painting based on designs from machinery and mechanical objects, as I've done before. 

 

I used a simple palette of white, titanium white, yellow ochre, burnt sienna and black. 

I used the forms in the under-painting to determine the final composition. The painting below is what was painted over the painting above. You can still see some of the elements of the under-painting. 

I covered the under-painting with a light yellow ochre, using patches of paper labels to mask out the yellow ochre and reveal some of the under-painting.

Why did I do this? I wanted to create a deep and interesting surface. 

 

Cold wax and oil with paper collage 24" X 18"

 Cold wax and oil with paper collage and charcoal 20" X 20"

 Cold wax and oil with paper collage and charcoal 20" X 20"

 Cold wax and oil with paper collage and charcoal 20" X 20"

 Cold wax and oil with paper collage and charcoal 24" X 18"

 Acrylic with mixed media and paper collage 24" X 24"

 Acrylic and mixed media with paper collage 24" X 24"

Cold wax and oil with paper collage and charcoal 12" X 12"