A Study

I've always loved "The Old King" by Georges Rouault, and thought, why not combine some Kandinsky energy with it? So I experimented with layering both styles on a sheet of watercolour paper. I used a bit of black conté for the sketching of the King, then painted over top with acrylics.

The Old King layer. Nice attempt, I must say...and a bit too clean looking. :)

I then taped over certain areas to mask them, and added some paint and marks.

Found a Kandinsky painting that I like. This one is "Composition IV" from 1911.

Added the Kandinsky marks here and there and removed the tape. Voila! A layering of two different artists...Leah style. ;)  

When I removed the tape, it ripped a little bit...and I really loved the effect of that and added a clear glaze over the rips to shine them up and hold the paper down. It all needed some bright white anyway! The rips also add a collage effect. 

A fun study... I came up with the layering idea out of the blue, and must say I'll be trying it again!

Happy painting,

Leah xo