Paintin' Pretty - New Collage Work

Cherry Sundae, Mixed Media and Acrylic Collage

I wanted to work large, and here's a big piece - 36" x 48." Yes, it says mixed media, and a run-down of the specifics look like this:

• Acrylic Paint
• Pastel
• Charcoal
• Enamel
• Gel Medium
• Acrylic Collage Application

...and lots of sanding to reveal the layers beneath. Everything's varnished to protect the looser mediums like the pastel and charcoal.

Take a closer look in my Etsy shop (you can browse more works there, too!).

An Old Favorite

Tin Roof Barn - $49

Pastel Barn - $200

Joe's Barn Too - SOLD

This barn sits on an old farm property which is now the Joe Kurz Wildlife Management Area in Meriwether County, Georgia.  The landscape around the building has changed a lot over the last four years since I've been coming down here to paint it and little by little the surroundings are disappearing. The acrylic painting, "Tin Roof Barn" is one of my latest versions of my favorite plein aire location and it's more of a stripped-down version of the landscape and barn on a hot, bright day. 

This top right image is a pastel from about 3 1/2 years ago that shows the old fence and trees. As warm and inviting as it looks, it was painted on a very cold and blustery January day and I thought I'd gotten frostbite.

The last image, "Joe's Barn, Too" was painted in oil at some point during the time in between the first two works and gives a sense of the vanishing trees and old English privet which once encircled the building.

JeanMichelle

JeanMichelle by Corinne Galla 
SOLD

Here's one that was "something completely different" for me. I painted it with acrylic and watercolor on canvas. I liked using the watercolor for its see through quality, but had to seal the entire piece with a matte finish varnish to keep it safe from moisture and humidity. 

She's a well traveled girl: before finding a home in South Carolina with a buyer who's seen the painting at my show in Savannah she was part of a television promo for the Cotton Pickin Fair that was filmed in Atlanta and Columbus. 

I like this image and use it as my avatar on my Etsy Shop and on my former Twitter page.