Marie-Hélène and the redfish - Mixed media canvas for 49 and Market

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on 49 and Market blog with a mixed media canvas board. Again, I chose one of my vintage postcards called Marie-Hélène and the redfish (Dambier, 1957).

I primed the canvas board with white gesso. Then I add a design with a stencil and paper paste. When dry, I painted the design with black, brown and white inks and liquid acrylic paints to match the color of the backside of the Color Foundation Paper 4 from the Plum Grove which I added on both side of the canvas. 

I selected different elements like the stamps from the Laser Cut Elements, tickets and cards from the Ephemera Bits to add under the photo. I added a few stamps from Eggplant EssentialTicket and a Plum Filmstrip. 

I added some flowers from the Laser Cut Wildflowers at the bottom. I added some cardboard in between to add some dimension. 

On the right side, I added some tickets and smaller flowers to remind the main cluster. 

When happy with my composition, I added some rub-on text from the Essential collection in Eggplant
I found that the background I made was a bit too dark, so I whitened it with Matte Old White and White Pearl waxes and added a touch of Sweet rose.  

To finish, I added glitter.

49 and Market products:

ARToptions Plum Grove Colored Foundations Pack	ARToptions Plum Grove Colored Foundations 4	ARToptions Plum Grove Laser Cut Elements	ARToptions Plum Grove Laser Cut Wildflowers
ARToptions Plum Grove  Ephemera Bits	Ticket Essentials Eggplant	Vintage Bits Essential Filmstrip - Plum	Essential Textblends Rub-Ons Eggplant

Other products:

• Spray ink - Lindy's Gang (Long John's Silver);
• Spray Ink - Ranger (Black Soot Oxide Distress);
• Stencil - Finnabair Prima (Bindweed Wallpaper);
• Art Alchemy Liquid Acrylic - Finnabair Prima (Burnt Sienna, Titanium White);
• Art Alchemy Wax - Finnabair Prima (Old White, White Pearl, Sweet Rose);
• Art Extravagance - Finnabair Prima (Paper Paste);
• Art Basics - Finnabair Prima (Heavy White Gesso, Soft Gloss Gel).