BobBlast 415 - "Best of BobBlast - Mixed Media Answers, Part Two"

Weekly BobBlast Issue 415 Best of BobBlast - Mixed Media Answers, Part Two Welcome Back to Another BobBlast! After two years of virtually no travel, I am on the road again! This time to Dillman's in Wisconsin - 2 workshops: Abstract Painting & Collage and then a special Studio Mentor Workshop at my favorite workshop space in the North Woods! This BobBlast is Part Two of Mixed Media! In Part One, I showed some of the materials I normally use for creating mixed media works. In Part Two, I do a demo with those materials - and show how I use them! The end results are shown on my back wall: • 30x40 inch canvas •Landscape diptych - two related mixed media work to create a single piece •Series of Women - celebrating the "Year of the Woman" These paintings are all representative of the different series, or bodies of work I have going on in my studio. My demo starts with a blank sheet of 300 lb watercolor paper, cut to 20x20 inches. Gesso and let dry. My first step is to spread acrylic gel medium over the entire surface of the paper. Then I began to freely layer collage paper - torn pieces, not cut. Everything appears random at the start! After I layer the collage paper, I spread additional gel medium on top of the entire surface to "seal" it all down. I use a brayer to squeeze out the excess gel and eliminate air bubbles, if you want… and while your mixed media piece is not dried, you can still paint acrylic paint on top of it. Acrylic (gel medium) sticks to acrylic (paint). The final step is to apply a coat of clear, acrylic varnish. Then… sign it. Mix it all up! Interested in playing with collage shapes in your paintings? We have a couple of online Workshops coming up! Online Workshop - Last Weekend in June! Non-Objective Painting 2 days - 8 hours of instruction Sponsored by the Mendocino Art Center June 25-26, 2022 Sign up today! https://www.mendocinoartcenter.org/cl... Want to play with paint, paper and glue? Take an Abstract Painting & Collage Workshop with Bob!  sponsored by Cheap Joe's Art Stuff  August 15-16 and 18, 2022 - ONLINE https://www.cheapjoes.com/robert-burr... Online Workshops - Broadcast from Burridge Studio! •Making & Using Neutral Colors in your Paintings - July 15-16, 2022 •Paint the Effects of Light - August 6, 2022 Non-Objective Abstract Painting & Collage - October 1-2, 2022 https://robertburridge.com/zoominwith... We are Open and Ready to Welcome You! Paint with Bob in his Studio in Arroyo Grande, California Studio Mentor • 5 Day Instructional • 4 Day Figure Painting Workshops 2022 Schedule on our Website! https://robertburridge.com/burridge-s... Something New - ASK BOB! Special Q&A Session plus a Demo August 3 • 1:00-2:00pm PT "Bob's Favorite Surfaces - Paper, Canvas, Board" click here for more info Online Abstract Figure Workshops Sponsored by the Sedona Art Center •July 22-24, 2022 •October 14-16, 2022 https://sedonaartscenter.org/product/... Enjoying watching Bob's Demos? Monthly Demos - All on ZOOM Inviting you into Bob’s Studio so you can watch his process at work. •June 21, 2022 "Making your own Collage Papers" •July 19, 2022 "Gluing a Watercolor Paper Painting onto a Wood Panel" •August 17, 2022 "Easy Way to Paint the Figure" •September 13, 2022 "How to Use Burridge’s Goof-Proof Color Wheel" https://robertburridge.com/monthly-de... Something New for You! • Burridge Critiques Your Art Online honest critiques • Private one-on-one Critiques • Comments • Suggestions https://robertburridge.com/burridge-c... Burridge Available ArtWork - For sale on our website! Bob's been busy! Lots of new work! And the SOPs are back! https://robertburridge.com/available-...