In honor of July’s blue moon, here is my version! I began with an idea based it on a tiny painting (ACEO* sized) that I did many, many years ago. The ACEO was an acrylic painting; this recent version is a collage. The original is pictured below; the larger version is to the right.
I began by covering the canvas with old encyclopedia pages, then tinted the whole thing blue. You’ll see several images from the encyclopedia pages – faces, fish, diagrams – peeking through. I love that.
The moon shapes were then defined by gluing pieces of magazine images, painted papers, and tissue around where I wanted the crescents.
*ACEO stands for Art Card, Edition, Original. They are 2.5 x 3.5 inches, and are related to Artist Trading Cards.
Title: Blue Moon
Media: Painted papers, printed images, tissue
Size: 16 x 20 inches
Signed: On the back
