under the hood

It always starts as a thought… a little nostalgia, add some paper, cut & piece together, add a little paint and love – who’s kidding whom… this is cheaper than therapy.

Here is a little look at the process.

First the canvas is covered with a base layer of history…

After cutting out the subject, paper is added one at a time to the prepared underdrawing…

Sometimes I customize the paper to the form…