Whew! It’s been a while since I completed an artwork that wasn’t a demonstration artwork for my classroom. This piece was created for friends who had their baby back in August. I know, I am behind, right? Mom and dad both like retro themes and golf – so there you have the theme. You can check out the cutie on her blog, at Iowa Girl Eats.
They started off as three paintings of retro golf apparel. (I’m thinking tweed bike ride theme may need to be next on my list). I sat around on this for quite some time, trying to figure out what on earth to do for a background.
I had been playing around with different papers, making small weavings, when I realized the weavings could work as a paper collage stand-in for fabric. After all, the Scots invented golf and they also have some pretty amazing plaids.
Paper weaving isn’t too bad, you just need patience. A paper cutter is also a big bonus.
The final two backgrounds were draws with oil pastels (above) and painted with watercolor with added magazine collage for texture.
Bluebird Hill Art 