Emotional rescue I final... Trying to reach a balance in textural effects!

After a short break in the Sandbanks area a week ago...

... I decided to open the doors for a new series...

... dealing with emotional rescues in a graphic fashion. I will call this one:"Come to my emotional rescue". Evidently, this start with a "boo" is likely to lead to much softer subjects!

Note: This one is an attempt to regain the textural look I had before while using raw canvas as opposed to Chinese paper...

Charleston blues - letting accidents lead the way!

I finished this painting in a hurry...

... deciding to go with the flow rather than control the outcome. Although I haven't changed the way I paint, the torn up Chinese paper surface is totally responsible for the new look...

Note to self: "When it comes to painting surfaces,  toggling back an forth between torn raw canvas pasted on primed canvas and torn Chinese paper pasted on primed or raw canvas... all of a sudden... becomes an irresistable two-pronged avenue for me!"

Vintage woman I - step I... Getting started on a new series!

Yesterday, I did a first pass on a new canvas using the techniques that I've developed through my last four experiments...

My intent is to do a short  series on "vintage" women  as a means to take a break from more engaging subject matters...

Note to self: "Despite my wish last year to do away with goals or explanations regarding my art, it seems that I can't live without them!"

Russian heat wave - Getting the knack of it with Chinese paper...

This is my last experiment with Chinese paper pasted on canvas before proceeding with a new series using this technique...

I take the opportunity with these types of experiment to indulge in "off the wall" subject matters. In this case, I couldn't resist tackling these Russian activists from Ukraine. However, my intent with this new technique is to get back to the deconstruction of images, a pursuit I started a few years ago...

Note: I particularly like the "torn to shreds" look that is perfectly integrated with the paint (one with the paint)...