Here we go...

So...I am feeling pretty good. I took the blue tree that I did in the art class and put it in the printer and made copies...the copies deleted part of it because it is bigger than the screen. Anyway, I glued the xerox (black & white) onto a canvas and then I fooled around with some of the stuff I have cut out...found a few things that worked and copied them, cut them out and put them on the xerox of the tree in collage form. I like the monochromatic look of it. It was 2:00 AM by the time I finished that part. This morning @ 6:30AM I put a coat of varnish on it and also a last coat of varnish on my last collage. Now it's protected and I can paint into it. I may not get to it today because of errands and bids...stuff. I feel that I am really feeling my way into this piece...it became, of course, about Original Sin because after all, when you're working with a tree---the next thing that comes to you is an apple and once the apple is there, well, it's just original sin all over again. Probably wasn't even an apple in Eden..maybe it was an orange or a kiwi or a cherry or whatever. Anyway, the apple thing is stuck in my head and at this age.....So, I am excited about painting into these images and also a little scared it will wreck it because I DO like the black and white...maybe I'll make 2. Is that cheating? Bye for now.