Textural Layers | Erika Thorpe

Experiments with painting over collaged surfaces:

from left: “Evidence of Yesterday” mixed media (SOLD), “Red Umbrella” mixed media (SOLD), “Haunted Silence” mixed media (SOLD)

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This entry was posted on Sunday, August 19th, 2007 at 5:29 pm and is filed under all, Painting and tagged with collage, layers, mixed media, Painting. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

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