This is the continuation of the previous post in which Franzi joined into what Petra and I were working on in May.
To this painting of ten panels I added thin layers of oil paint, mostly using a variety of blacks and whites. Some sanding occurred between layers. Eventually I taped off some areas to create slightly solid geometric shapes to connect the panels. I had laid out the panels in two rows of five panels each, taping across the panels and then cutting them apart with a razor blade.
After thin layers of titanium white mixed with some marble dust to make the surface more matte I re-taped select areas and painted a blue black (50% Prussian Blue, 50% Mars Black with some Liquin mixed in) shape which I then removed the paint from by pressing scraps of drafting-sketch paper onto the wet surface. I did this two times for each shape.
The previous postings showed the painting panels in a landscape format. I realized most of the time I painted with oil on these, and while I had them propped on the ledge drying, I was viewing them in a portrait format.
So I am posting the scans of the current state of the painting panels in a vertical orientation here now. Next step will be some final contrasting glazes (black and white with a glossier sheen), after which I will begin playing with the installation. Similar to the painting Black, White and Blue these panels will be mounted directly on the wall using 3M Velcro picture hanging strips. Currently I envision a single line … what Concertinaed would be if stretched out, viewed without the folds and not sat on a mirror shelf. Petra is still slowly working on the drawings she began from the Frottages she began this past summer. One hangs on the wall in the greenhouse studio and I constantly look over to it as I paint on these panels. With there shared origins they are moving closer together but the same can be said for the other paintings on canvas I have begun without the direct input of Franzi or Petra this past month and a half - a brief glimpse.
Finally, here are the scans.