Monday, October 18, 2021

Decorated Saguaro

9x12 mixed media collage on Grumbacher 140 lb cold press paper done last week over a pencil sketch. Gouache and multicolored gel pens used to indicate thorns on the saguaro cactus spines. Collage pieces are cut from colorful magazine pages and adhered with matte medium. COPYRIGHT 2021 Kay Smith
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1 comment:

Jo Castillo said...

Oh, those pesky cactus! Fun!

October 19, 2021 at 2:04 PM

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