Old Man Winter - Final

This may not have been the original idea of a medium for my re-visiting this piece, but I really like how it turned out.

Merry Christmas to ME (and all of you). 

Adding Colour

As there are so many degrees of contrast in the original photo, I didn't think staying with pure white would give me the results I wanted.

So I added colour.

Now the issue is finding the right background.

Being .....'Mary Pal'

I first saw Mary Pal's technique of cheesecloth manipulation at a gallery in Burlington maybe 4 yrs? ago.   www.marypaldesigns.com

It strongly resonated with me as I use a lot of cheesecloth in my work. My usage never really commanded center stage the way her work does. So her technique went on my Bucket List...and finally........

This was a woodcut of 'Winter' I had rendered in cloth for a Northcott challenge a few years ago. I had been waiting a long time to revisit.