It was created by cutting my own silhouette from a map of my home state. I positioned it to take full advantage of the geography of my home town and surrounding area. I-79 provided an edge to the face. I used watercolor pencil to give it the flesh tone. From there, I used words in…
This is a silhouette of a man passionate about nature. The Bird represents the purity of his soul and the colors used represent the flames which is also symbolic for passion. His veins are also plant roots showing that he is one with nature. The background is a stencil of bamboo which also looks like…
This came to me as I internalized what my life's path has been. I used paint, wood veneer, pastel and pencil.
"Soar" "Soar" is a recycled piece of wood with a stamped silhouette, embellished with metal letters, water-based oil pastels and acrylics.
"Soar" "Soar" is a recycled piece of wood with a stamped silhouette, embellished with metal letters, water-based oil pastels and acrylics..
"Wee Three" "Wee Three" is a silhouette of my kids when they were younger. I collaged vintage ephemera, added found objects and ribbons, used wire and copper nails for detail, and added color with water-based oil pastels.
Sketched out a bird/branch on a sloppily painted background and then blocked it out with white pen/paint. See more at my blog – www.msmathey.blogspot.com
Gelatin print of a Silhouette of leaves from my backyard –
Gelatin print of a Silhouette of leaves from my backyard –
Batik with inks on paper and free machine stitching for the tree sillouette
