More small pieces...

I've been doing a lot of writing over the past few days.  I can see a series developing out of this group and I have tentatively named it Awakening.  I love textures on a page.  It adds another level of visual interest to a piece and one of my favorite textures is the crackle effect.  Even in my earlier works from my late teens I incorporated these types of textures from torn edges to burnt edges.  My art professor from college still chuckles at some pieces I made my junior year he called the "burning women."  A great idea also that I may explore again....maybe.  The crackle effect isn't too easy to replicate and took quite a bit of running around to different craft stores and experimentation.  It is an ongoing process.

Anywho, I went in and messed around with the drawing from the previous post.

 I darkened it over all and messed around with the texture.  The nuances that occur with the crackle effect are much more noticeable and appreciated in person than through digital media.  Even the close up doesn't do it justice. 















I worked on several other pieces...it's just a matter of getting them all scanned in and resized.  This next piece was the second one that I worked on.  I tentatively named it, Closest to God. 

I really liked how it came out.  I remember this portion of the book.  It talked about how the wealthiest members of the congregation were important for the priests to stay close to because the parishioners with the most money were the "closest to God" and felt that God would be closest to them.  Obviously my subject doesn't fall into that category so it is an interesting juxtaposition.  Once again unintentional but  interesting to note.  I managed to get more of a crackle effect with this piece...I used a two part crackle glaze.  After it was finished crackling I overlayed it with a brown wash to make the cracks show. The close up shows the texture more.  It is a beautiful effect.  I am excited about where this is heading.