Sometimes life gets in the way of getting art done. Summer, puppies, family, vacation and sheer inertia can deter me from making new art. But Studio Tour approaches, and some new artwork seems desirable, and cleaning up the studio is mandatory. I love to use older images, pieces and parts to create new finished work, or to enhance existing but unsatisfactory works.

At left is “There Were Roses”. For this collage I used a older photo that I added to digitally for the background. It is mounted and has delicate dimensional pieces attached.

On the right, I finally abandoned my earlier fondness for a fairly drab brown print. I added brilliant color and metallic gold paint. It is framed, and now you can actually see it through the glass! I still liked the earlier monochrome print, but it really was dark and almost hidden.