More Changes!

Okay, so last post I gave you a journey of my experiment with using a car as a drawing instrument.  It did a lot for me to really be in a working garage, surrounded by old cars and greasy parts.  I started realizing that I need to have that feel of a garage in my work.  I tried to be messy but it didn't communicated what I really wanted it to communicate.  I want my work to be enshrined, majestic.  I want it to be monumental on the page.  I do this by having a clean page other than the image I place onto it.  I decided to buy some wheel bearing grease to use as a painting medium.  It was clear, so I dyed it black using crushed charcoal and gouache.  I then started smearing it on paper to see if I liked the effect.  Turns out, I loved it.

Wheel Bearing Grease

Dyed with Gouache

Dyed with crushed charcoal for a gritty look

Crushed charcoal

Gouache

Smears

Trying to paint and create depth

Value scale

This is too hard

Dropping the parts in grease and then put on paper

 As you can see, there has been quite a lot of experimentation going on!  Let's keep experimenting!