I made a collage of different materials with different structure. Fabric, textile, plastic, paper, wood and wire. Because of the materials over-stick over each other creates stratification. This is reinforced by editing the various layers of paint. The last layer is the transparent piece of fabric with leaf motif. This falls on the wooden sticks around. The colors are natural, blue, lime green, orange and brown earth color. The result is a harmonious, abstract painting.
My name is Lida Bruinen, I was born in 1962. After years of drawing mandalas with colored pencil I was ready for more intense materials. In the past I worked with watercolors, but now I mainly choose to paint with acrylics, often in combination with collage. However,.. Read more…