"BORROWED IMAGES"and "ALTERED ART":
I am a primarily a collage artist. I like to take
many different thnigs and combine them to make something new. I have to admit that I borrow images and photographs from
many places....on the web, books, magazines, old photographs, old newspapers, sheet music, and thingsf I find at
garage sales and flea markets. If possible, I try to give credit where credit is due to whoever the artist or photographer is
or was. I alter the images to make them something other than what they were. "Altered Art" is a very popular term these days and it has opened up a whole new area of FUN art.
Not only are photographs used, but all sorts of found objects and what some would call "junk" is now being used for art.
It is the ultimate in recycling!
ABOUT THE MEDIUMS I USE AND FRAMING:
The majority of my work is done on stretched canvas in standard
sizes. I use ready-made canvases so they will be easier to find frames for. I always finish the edges so they
can be hung "as is" without a frame. All of my canvases are varnished with an acrylic water-based varnish. I also
do watercolors and layered acrylics on paper. These will need to be framed and matted. Monoprints and watercolor batiks
are on paper and will also need to be framed.
