Tag: Gel Medium

Looking Out

By Deborah A. Pierro – 16 x 20 canvas collage – I put light layer of gesso down first. Then I glued on torn pieces of newspaper, which you can see a little through the light blue paint. After that, I glued on the woman, which I created using Microsoft Paint. Then I added strips of…

Mixed Media Collage

By Deborah A. Pierro – 14 x 18 canvas with several bright colors of acrylic paint, and white acrylic paint. Jane Davies' work is my inspiration (janedaviesstudios.com). I plan on doing more art like this!

Gelli Prints Collage

By Deborah A. Pierro – This is on canvas. First I applied gesso to the canvas. Then I added three gelli plate prints with gel medium, putting the image of a woman in the center and painting over them with gel medium – I did the prints on white tissue paper. Then I painted on…

Mixed Media Collage- Happy Place

"Happy Place" is a 6×6 inch mixed media collage. The title came to me as I looked at the finished piece. Creating this piece and others in the series makes me happy! I used lots of paper to collage as well as acrylic paint, water color pencil, gel medium, paint pen and water to create…

Mixed Media Painting- Always Seeking Beauty

This mixed media piece is called "Always Seeking Beauty" and includes acrylic paint, water, collage paper bits, water-soluble pencil, paint pens, fluid acrylic, gel medium and sparkle glue. Art journls and graffiti art were my inspiration for this piece. The gallery wrapped canvas measures 24×24 inches and the sides are painted for a finished look.