Last lockdown I completed a mixed media course with Laura Horn. It was an afternoon of messy paints, unexpected textures and satisfying outcomes.
This art process is for all the minimalists out there (haha). You can use absolutely anything from forks to old credit cards to experiment with mark-making. I used a combination of watercolour, acrylic paint, coloured pencil and paint pens. I chose colour palette made up of two main colours; teal and orange.
The first step is to create the papers you are going to work with. This involves using different paper stocks and layering with your chosen materials and mark-making tools.
Once these have dried, cut out shapes to collage with. Ensure there are a range of sizes to help keep your compositions dynamic. I like working with circles and leaf shapes. You can bring in extra materials like coloured paper and tissue paper.
I didn’t end up sticking the final collages down but used photography to capture a layout. I added in a few of my favourite words as well…
