I wrote a post today about painting landscapes with salt and plastic wrap over on The Felting and Fiber Studio. I decided to paint some more today and I thought I’d show you what they look like in process.
You can see that they don’t look like much when you first start so if you’re trying this technique, don’t give up and don’t work on them too much. I was a bit more free the first time I did this technique and I think those will be better than this set but we’ll see. Just put the paint on quickly and apply the salt and plastic wrap and leave it alone. The colors in these are less diverse than my last set as well. So don’t try to picture what you want in advance and I think the results will be better.
The other thing I have been working on is making tutorials from the projects that I wrote for my book. These projects didn’t get into the book because it was too long. So I am finally getting around to getting the tutorials together and turning them into PDF’s. I’ll be selling them on The Felting and Fiber Studio site and maybe here too if I get really ambitious. The first one is for this moose.
Ruth Lane Art 
It’s great not knowing exactly how things are going to turn out. The moose is very cute – I think the pdf will be a hit.
Thanks Lyn, yes, I agree, I like the serendipity of it all 🙂
Your landscapes are lovely Ruth. It sounds such a simple process but the results are so effective!
Thanks Karen. It is really simple, the less planning and thought, the better the effects it seems to me. So for one who overthinks everything, this is a good process for me.
I know where you are coming from, I think it’s the spontaneity that appeals to me too.
I love this technique for creating landscapes, as you say, there is a freedom to it not normally found in painting. The moose is adorable, does he have a name?
Thanks Teri – actually the moose doesn’t have a name. He probably should though. Any suggestions?