Painting on top of photocopies using chalk and soft pastels

These images were provided to me from a facebook friend, Bunny Clinard Wilson.
The photos were printed out on  20lb. paper (regular copy paper), I coated them with transparent gesso then I painted them using pastels.  It's easy and fun.

Painting on top of photocopies: Using Karo syrup mixed with watercolors.

I add Karo syrup to my watercolor pan.  These are done on regular copy paper.  Once cured I varnish the pieces to eliminate stickiness.

My working setup.

my family 1957 Karo syrup and watercolor experiments

the Karo syrup acts as a slowing down agent when added to the watercolors.  This slowing process gives the colors time to gather and blend together.    The end effect is a very deeply saturated painting. This technique leaves a nice shine too.

The images are from my family album.

Painting on top of photocopies using Karo syrup and watercolors.

This is a photocopy of my dad, 1950, in front of the mission in Monterey, CA.  I have been playing around using Karo syrup with my watercolors.  The syrup allows the colors to drift more slowly into one another creating a vintage postcard effect.  I lay the photocopies out on parchment paper to paint and cure.  Once cured (about a day) I varnish them with an acrylic varnish - the look remains the same, but not sticky.

painting on top of photocopies using shaving cream

My husband in Central Park, NY.  Another example of a painting of using shaving cream as a medium with acrylic paints.

Painting on top of photocopies. This is my experiment using acrylic paints mixed into shaving cream and painted on top of photocopies!

In the upcoming Nov/Dec 2015 Somerset Studio magazine my new technique will be featured.  I experimented using shaving cream as a medium.  I mixed in fluid acrylics or liquid inks and painted using a palette knife - as though frosting a cake.  Here is the beautiful, dreamy result.  And it smells fabulous!  The recipe will be in the magazine.

My mom, 1950

Image from a collage sheet I bought from Red Lead Paperworks

















.My son, Jamie Godley, age 7

Painting on top of photocopies --- myexperiemental technique using correction fluid as a resist

Here is an example of painting on top of a photocopy by brushing on correction fluid (Wite-Out).  Next I painted over it with watercolor.  The correction fluid made a resist which also created beautiful textures.

painting on top of photocopies - I used "White-Out" as a Resist

My dad, 1955 at the beach. 

New experiment.

I'm using Wite-Out correction fluid as a resist.  I paint on the fluid with a brush then once dried, I watercolored it.  I love that beachy feel of this resist technique.