I’ve started working with newspaper that has been painted with Behr interior/exterior paint which I then use to cut shapes out of. I glue the pieces of cut paper to a paper support using YES Paste and acrylic paint. I actually started moving in this direction in December 2020 and finished the first work the last day of 2020.
A stack of newspaper that has been painted with Behr Interior/Exterior paint. I used an old plastic gift card to spread the paint.
A piece of painted newspaper pasted to a piece of stiff Alexis Bristol paper. This will be the background of a piece shown in the following image. “YES Paste” was applied to the back of the color paper using a plastic gift card to get a smooth coating.
A nearly finished piece waiting for a title.
A bit more work to do on current work in progress that is almost finished. I have been using wax paper to lay down on the freshly pasted shapes and then use a brayer to press the pieces flat.