Portrait Sketches (imaginary): Transparent painting on a textured underground

Series of quick abstracted (imaginary) mixed media portraits on a textured underground created with tile mortar. I started out with creating a textured layer on the paper and then tried to discover facial features in it and work from there, painting in transparent (watery) layers to let the effect of the texture show through. As the paper tends to get soaked and can start tearing, I had to stop in this stage. Perhaps I'll revisit them later.

Tile mortar, acrylic
Paper
21 x 21 cm

The Toast: Painting on a textured underground

Abstracted mixed media (transparent) painting on a textured underground created with tile mortar. I particularly like the hand. Contemplating the in progress state.

Tile mortar, acrylic
Board
60 x 80 cm

Window Shopping: Transparent painting on a textured underground

Abstracted mixed media (transparent) painting on a textured underground created with tile mortar. Contemplating the in progress state.

Roughly based on a continuous line sketch in a previous post.

Tile mortar, acrylic
Board
80 x 60 cm

The Heifer - Mess(e)y Cow

Abstracted mixed media cow inspired by a small herd of heifers in a meadow next to the Chateau de Messey guesthouse in Ozenay.

Tile mortar, cardboard, aluminium foil, coffee filter, coffee grind, grass, straw, acrylic
Canvas
50 x 60 cm