Trust The Process

"If you want to be good at something you must first be willing to be bad at it." author unknown

As I mentioned yesterday I was hesitant scared to paint a neutral background on my collage project.....but I did....and I can honestly say it improved it. It's far from perfect but I can actually say I don't hate it and I learned a ton! Trust the process! 

I think the neutral could have been a little warmer...but it is what it is. I have a lot to learn about about mixing acrylics. I think it looks better in person than it does here...or maybe that's just wishful thinking.

When I submitted it online to the class I admitted that I TOTALLY LOST the light and shadows.  I just went for contrast in my paper decisions....making it a little more cartoonish.

I do like how the neutral paint accentuates the circles and makes them pop....and the grassy paper really helped soften the hard edges and adds a little whimsy.  The paint also helped redefine some lines....giving it the breathing space it needed.  Phew!

The splash of dots in the middle was a last minute attempt at adding a missing focal point...something I could have solved a little earlier. Hindsight is 20/20.  I will likely revisit the process a bit in tomorrow's post....then I'll have closure.