New Work Wednesday: Long History

1/25/2012

My new painting this week is entitled Long History.

This painting layers Hawaiian maps, encaustic, text, olivine, a vintage compass image, acrylic media and paint on a small stretched canvas. For this painting, I also created a cardboard cutout, painting and distressing the cardboard, then made a cutout window and added text.

I learned this technique at Mary Beth Shaw’s Parts is Parts workshop last March. When my sister visited last weekend, she saw the cardboard cutout from the workshop in my studio and asked about it (see the image below). She also told me she liked it! Her comment inspired me to try the technique again on my own.

If your interested in seeing more pieces from the workshop, click here.

Comments please!
Thanks so much for visiting my blog!
Hope you're having a wonderful week!
Mary^

48 Comments

Hobby link

1/24/2012 08:02:41 pm

LOVE the cardboard piece! the juxtaposition of the corrugated lines and the tear out with words - heart thumping! YES!

Trina (Trina's Clay Creations) link

1/24/2012 08:15:27 pm

I love them both Mary, they have so much texture and visual interest, love the tear outs with the words. Great work!

Carol link

1/24/2012 09:05:44 pm

Love this with the cardboard and the cutout window. I checked the other work too. Love them all!

Mary Beth Shaw link

1/24/2012 10:36:04 pm

Mary, I love what you have done here :) I tweeted you!!
And thanks for the shout out.

Donna link

1/24/2012 11:21:02 pm

I love it.

Keeping It Indie link

1/24/2012 11:52:48 pm

That is wonderful - love the texture!!!

Happy Wednesday - Brandi
Blogging Buddies

Angela @ farragio link

1/25/2012 01:46:29 am

What an interesting piece!

paola - fattidame link

1/25/2012 08:34:04 pm

Interesting technique, really nice ;)
Paola

Aneta link

1/26/2012 03:12:26 am

Beautiful work, I love it. Your whole blog is really inspiring , the photos are truly amazing. I have found you though Etsy Blogging Buddies :),and I'm so happy about it :). I will be visiting a lot.

JKW link

1/26/2012 01:06:57 pm

The painting is brilliant. How big is it? Blessings, Janet PPF

Nora Clemens-Gallo

1/26/2012 01:11:36 pm

I love your painting. All those layers, different media and materials. It's a beautiful work!!

gloria link

1/26/2012 01:36:50 pm

Love your techniques Mary. Beautiful job. Have a great weekend.

Alicia link

1/26/2012 02:34:57 pm

wow.. when I first saw that top one, i thought it was that crafty plastic you buy and burn in the oven in all those crazy shapes. Just lOVe the tonality - it's fun to see all the cool things you can do with cast offs!

Annette G link

1/26/2012 02:48:38 pm

I love your work, its always so interesting and full of texture. Love the window also. Happy PPF, Annette x

Ayala Art link

1/26/2012 03:33:20 pm

Every week you come up with something better than last... I think these are fantastic, so much, that I don't think I can pick a favorite! Love them both!

peggy aplSEEDS link

1/26/2012 03:52:39 pm

great technique, the cutout window. i really like the results. happy PPF and thanks for sharing!
hugs,
<a href="http://peggyapl.blogspot.com/">peggy aplSEEDS</a>

Tracey Fletcher King link

1/26/2012 04:05:31 pm

I really love that cutout window to show the text.... you have my brain going with a million possibilities now.... your work is getting more and more depth... and those textures are just wonderful.... happy ppf

Anne link

1/26/2012 04:08:04 pm

Wonderful, love the technique,the multiple layers and textures, very interesting and evocative.
Happy PPF!
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Lisa WrightStuff link

1/26/2012 05:57:45 pm

Oh this is lush - so many layers and textures. I want to run my hands over it!

Ellie link

1/26/2012 06:14:24 pm

It is sooo cool that you can do all that with those objects! Awesome work! I love the irridescent colours in Long Journey.
Cheers
Ellie @ The Sheep Lady
http://thesheeplady.blogspot.com

Ellie

1/26/2012 06:15:23 pm

Sorry!!! I meant Long History - my brain is fried from returning from a 5000km long journey!

Mari link

1/26/2012 08:01:37 pm

To my I like more the texture with the colors, the idea of the window with the message is good... Saludos

Lesley Edmonds link

1/26/2012 08:27:19 pm

Lots of wonderful texture Mary. Sumptuous colours too - love it!! Happy PPF x

Carolyn Dube link

1/26/2012 08:28:53 pm

I would have loved looking over your shoulder as you created these- all those wonderful layers.

faye link

1/26/2012 09:16:06 pm

Mary, your cardboard cutout method seems to work very beautifully for you. I love the soft aqua and the browns of this new work.

carlarey link

1/26/2012 09:35:35 pm

Your work always makes me think of satellite images and those amazing relief maps we had in school. I want to shrink down and wander around in it.

Christine link

1/26/2012 10:00:33 pm

beautiful mixed media!

EVA link

1/26/2012 11:10:48 pm

The windows are great! Beautiful paintings as always.

Nicole Campanella/Beadwright link

1/26/2012 11:56:58 pm

I love the cut out. Beautiful and interesting art.
Nicole/Beadwright

Helen Campbell link

1/27/2012 12:16:31 am

Very intriguing. I love the layers and colors in both pieces.

Debbie link

1/27/2012 12:45:44 am

Very nice!. Beautiful color and texture. I love the idea of the cutout. I've recently been experimenting with corrugated cardboard in my collages. It really adds interest to a piece.

crystal link

1/27/2012 01:03:05 am

This is so neat...I love it!

Satina link

1/27/2012 01:44:57 am

Absolutely spectacular. I feel like I could look at it forever and it begs to be touched.

Julie link

1/27/2012 02:31:42 am

I love what you've created here, I really like the addition of the words.

Nordljus link

1/27/2012 04:54:51 am

Beautiful colours and layers, and the cardboard cut out with those words in it is fabulous! What a great technique! HPPF!

Sheri Cook link

1/27/2012 05:57:34 am

Love the colors so much in your works!
You really have a gift for this medium.
Happy PPF!
Sheri Cook/HappyHorseStudio

Victoria link

1/27/2012 09:12:00 am

Another gorgeous piece..so beautiful and inspiring!
Victoria

Belinda Carson link

1/27/2012 09:17:09 am

Lovely!

Phoenix Peacock link

1/27/2012 12:03:02 pm

love the window

Shannon link

1/27/2012 08:27:12 pm

You have a very distinct form of art work there. I have been watching PPF a couple weeks now I can think I could pick your work out if I saw it somewhere else. Best Wishes.

stephanie corder link

1/27/2012 10:09:07 pm

I LOVE this technique- I've been wanting to play around with it for some time now and you have done an amazing job with it!
Happy PPF (a day late;))
Stephanie

Shelle link

1/28/2012 08:43:20 am

There is nothing that yu do that I do not love... this is another visual treat, thank you :)

miz katie link

1/28/2012 08:55:34 am

Mary, these are wonderful pieces! I love them!! :)

Renee link

1/28/2012 12:32:54 pm

Mary, I LOVE this piece! It has so much depth and interest... makes me what to keep looking at it and go deeper! Thanks for commenting on my blog... happy painting!
PPF love,
Renee
xoxo
www.fussitup.blogspot.com

NatashaMay link

1/28/2012 07:14:07 pm

That cut out window looks brilliant. Great painting, Mary! :)

Melisa link

1/28/2012 10:25:06 pm

Love the cardboard cutouts! I keep meaning to look up olivine to see what it is. I'm not familiar with it.

Heather Santos link

1/29/2012 03:51:44 am

Oh my, this is so wonderful! I wish I had a better word... truly gorgeous!

Katie link

2/3/2012 10:51:06 am

Hey Mary,
I wanted to thank you for visiting my blog and becoming a follower! I'm Katie from Running With A Glue Gun and I'm apart of Etsy’s Blogging Buddies Team.

I love this piece of artwork, the colors and layers look so detailed. It makes me want to peel back each layer to see whats hiding underneath.

I'm also your newest follower :)

- Katie