The 4 inch x 6 inch prints on glossy, white photo paper mounted on birch wood panels received an overlay of thinned, acrylic matte medium. Like the printer ink in A little madness in the Spring, Part Three the ink on the surface of the photo paper reacted with the water and acrylic medium, running, flowing and allowing different colors to emerge. Unlike with the watercolor paper the fluid acrylic medium-water mix caused an additional reaction to the ink and paper -an orange line, still the glossiness of the photo paper, outlining the area the flow. Most likely this was caused by a separation of the water and the medium during the drying process. The center of the outlined area is a matte form with an ever so slight crystalline surface. In addition to the transparency that emerges in the watercolor paper paintings overlaid with the thinned, matte medium on these photo paper paintings there is the contrast between glossy and matte forms adding to the play between the layers, the figure(s) and ground.
A photo of a few of the paintings highlighting the play between the glossy-matte surfaces.
The scanned paintings.