Experiments
in Texture
Mixed-media paintings often contain textured materials. Cheese-
cloth, netting, tissue paper, canvas, string, corrugated cardboard,
rice paper, lace, paper doilies, screen netting, paper towels, coffee-cup
holders, handmade papers of many kinds, and crumpled newspaper
all work well in layered paintings. Some artists attach small objects
such as keys, beads, nails, springs, Scrabble letters, jigsaw puzzle
pieces, buttons, metal tags, badges, leaves, twigs, seeds, pasta, paper
clips, dice, typewriter keys, watch parts, plastic discs, bottle caps,
and rivets to their work.
LEFT: Script #'4.
Ann Baldwin, 15" x 11"
[38.1 x 27.9 em), acrylic,
in k, collaged text. corru-
gated cardboard, modeling
paste, heavy gel on Indian
handmade paper.O PPOSITE: Calculations.
Ann Baldwin, 24" x 18"
(61 x 4 5.7 em). acrylic,
modeling paste, heavy gel
medium, newspaper, collage
on canvas.