NATURALS NEUTRALS

Mixed media collage by Francine Vernac. See website here

I've been perusing paint charts and enjoying the names of the colours:
Anthill Grey,  Elephant Dung,  Kalahari Sand,  Hippo Pool,   
Limpopo,  Zambezi Sand,  Kariba Sunset,  Serengeti Sand ......

They're all beautiful African colours
Take a look at this colour chart here

Rope and Pulleys. Found here

I'm drawn to the naturals
the colour of rope
wheat and haystacks

Patterns in the sand on the east coast of Scotland. Photo by Martyn Gorman. See more here

sun warmed beaches

 Tourner la page by Nathalie Dumonteil. See website here

aged, discoloured papers

Mbuti bark cloth. Exhibition of historic textiles assembled by Seth Siegelaub. See more here

the hues of Mbuti bark cloth

Collage on canvas by Eva Isaksen. See more at the Duane Reed Gallery, here.

Glorious paintings
beautiful art

Her Spring Ribbons (oil and wax on panel) by Jeane Myers. See website here

I don't know much about colour therapy
but I do know the colours that have a calming effect on me.

By Vered Gersztenkorn with Jermaine Passmore. See Vered's paintings on Face Book here.

Natrals and neutrals
give me great satisfaction
 a sense of coming home.

Vered Gersztenkorn. See more here

The Book by Alexander Gurevich. See more here and website here

Ceramic murals by Jeanne Opgenhaffen. Click here to see website 

Jeanne Opgenhaffen is a Belgian ceramicist who creates murals from thousands of fine overlapping porcelain tiles. They remind me of stacks of aged papers.

Jeanne Opgenhaffen

"Color provokes a psychic vibration. Color hides a power still unknown but real, which acts on every part of the human body" - Wassily Kandinsky

See my Naturals Neutrals Pinterest board here

BETWEEN THE LAYERS

Mixed Media Collage by Christian Heinrich. See website here.

Layer upon layer ....
paint and paper
marks and gestures
metal and clay
textile and thread

Layer upon layer ....
of thoughts
and conversations
between
artist and medium...
medium and medium
artist and self

 Collage by Christian Heinrich. Website here

 Mixed media collage by Christian Heinrich. See more of Christian's amazing work here.

Inga Hunter : A book with carved wood covers and thick layered pages made from handmade paper and silk, with etchings and paint. Stitched together by sandwiching the binding threads between the layers of paper. See website here.

This intriguing piece by Jiyoung Chung is created with layers of joomchi paper. These pieces are hung several inches away from the wall and the shadows form yet another layer. See Jiyoung's website here.

 Francine Vernac. See Francine's lovely blog here.

 Katherine Chang Liu. See more of Katherine's beautiful layered pieces here.

Kristie Severn. (Sewn panels, stitching, acrylic, oil and collage on linen). See website here

"My process is one of intuition. This is not to say it is exclusively an impulsive act. But one in which I must trust the tools I have acquired for making art and rely on my gut reactions to guide the process. Lines dance. Scratches reveal. Thick layers hide. Passages of thread, repetitive marks and color interweave like the strips of a quilt."  -  Kristie Severn

 Jenny Verplanke. See more of Jenny's work here.

 Layered journal pages by Roxanne Evans Stout. Read about The Thread that Weaves Workshop here.

Justin Nostrala. See more here

Justin Nostrala. See more here.

 Charlene Abinante. (Layers of paper clay in wooden box) See website here.

 Brunivo Buttarelli. See Brunivo's website here.

Sculpture by Riusuke Fukahori. See more here

Riusuke Fukahori's work is a combination of painting and sculpture. This piece consists of  layer upon layer of painted fish and cast resin.