Exercises continued today. This time we started with a collage – simply covering the substrate with scraps of paper. I used some lovely origami papers as part of the collage. Once the entire piece was covered in paper … and a coffee was had … it was time to paint the collage. Once again, we used the idea of negative space to draw the picture from the collage. It really is my favourite approach.

The more I look at this painting, the more I like it. It was driving me a bit crazy as I was painting it. The blues and greens were blending more than I liked. Still, a great way to harness some creative thinking and as always, the absolute best way to start off the week!