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KWESI
PAPA
BAFFOE
AMPOFO
SWAN MEMOIR
The SWAN MEMOIR series is a 7 by 10 foot painting procedure on Linoleum floor tiling. The process involved a paint-washing technique using Acrylic paint as the base, and high water dilution, to create many layers of faint depth expression. The layering effect is more pronounced in the Memoir of a Geisha piece (on the Right), while the charcoal depth effect is explored in the Black Swan piece (on the Left).
The SWAN MEMOIR series is a 7 by 10 foot painting procedure on Linoleum floor tiling. The process involved a paint-washing technique using Acrylic paint as the base, and high water dilution, to create many layers of faint depth expression. The layering effect is more pronounced in the Memoir of a Geisha piece (on the Right), while the charcoal depth effect is explored in the Black Swan piece (on the Left).
THE PROCESS:
In the Black Swan process of things, some preparations were made and the image transfer procedure began. In order to transfer a small image on an A4 sheet of paper, unto a large scaling canvas, some math, geometry, and exact measuring has to take place. Once that was cleared, the subsequent transfer became a matter of exacting line work in pencil. This initial process started before any paint was applied, accuracy was key in order to succeed.
The following step was to apply the wash process, but carefully. In this particular procedure, washing the canvas was an attempt of adding value and depth. Charcoal will be added to push further depth in later steps, but the places without charcoal would express a bright expression of color and hue. Below you can find next step.
The process for beginning the Memoir of a Geisha piece, there was a lot of freedom and self expression to be had. Both pieces, Black Swan & Memoir of a Geisha, were rendered in the style of other renown modern artists. About a day were spent creating a washed canvas. The process was a layer by layer approach; paint then dry, then paint again. There was very little transfer work to start. The canvas needed preparing
Following the initial wash, some measurements were taken to make transfer less chaotic. The reason this process was reversed in comparison to the Black Swan piece, was because measuring first will paint the lines into the canvas, this was an issue I had to deal with previously. Solution? Do the initial wash, then finish the transfer afterwards. Because this piece was a full canvas color piece, it made this specific shift in steps possible.
This is a size ratio of my work process. This was taken after the second stage of washing the canvas for the Black Swan process. In finalizing the piece, I was following the steps of my artist inspiration, and adding depth through charcoal, to create a clear distinction and 'pop' between color and value.
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