Floating on the wall like a sea fan plucked from the bottom of a deep, dark ocean-
Compared to most of my projects this piece was fairly simple to finish.
After letting this beauté étrange cure for a few months I sealed the whole thing up with matte acrylic medium- a lot of matte acrylic medium- like a whole 32 oz bottle and then some- it was remarkably porous- but then again this is a sizable piece.
When the matte medium dried I quickly painted on a dark glaze of Carbon Black mixed with Open Medium. To give it some contrast I gently wiped away the black paint from the uppermost surfaces revealing the warm browns of the burlap and jute beneath it.
I was debating on whether or not to scumble on some white paint for greater contrast but decided I liked this forest of threads as is- it’s dark but there is clearly a gradation of tones- like a bare branched winter forest at dusk.
*Stay Safe- Stay Productive*
MJ Seal .Art 
It really is excellent
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Merci! It was quite a learning experience- but I think I am going to do more fabric pieces in the future- and not paint them- I think I’m developing a sensitivity to acrylic paint ☹️- plus they are much faster to make than my paper mache objets d’arts.
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Oh no, a sensitivity. Skin? Good idea to take a break and see if it helps Papier Mache can make my hands itch I remember. Plenty to keep you occupied with the fabric anyway.
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Respiratory irritation – I get this feeling like I’m coming down with something after I use a lot of acrylic medium – and right now I don’t need false alarms! I used to get the same symptoms when I used a cleaning product called simple green- and they stopped when I stopped using it. If the windows were open it wouldn’t be an issue- but It’s hot as the blazes over here- so I may have to work outside if I want to get anything accomplished rather than overload the AC- which would b really bad to.
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great piece, I imagine more the dark bottom of a jungle swamp though, I like the arte povera appearance of this one a lot!!
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