Surrealism

Artist Statement

The main idea that guided my collage was Sugarloaf, which then expanded to mountains in general, and the idea that guided my painting was my collage. The materials I used were acrylic paint and canvas. To create this artwork, I began by creating my collage, and once this was done, I put my canvas on top of a printed version of my collage to outline the different shapes. I then tried to paint the images that were in the background first, then the images on the midground second, and finished with the images on top. I think I spent 1-3 hours on each image, most of which was spent mixing the colors to try and match them to the collage. Some colors I ended up giving up on after spending 40-60 minutes on them, but I am relatively satisfied with the majority of the colors. I wish the lines were cleaner, so I may go back and fix those.