Mourning Dove in the Morning

Most of my montages are photography-based, to which I then add torn, hand-painted papers, Japanese calligraphy, maybe some circles, etc. until... more

by Carol Leigh

Title

Mourning Dove in the Morning

Artist

Carol Leigh

Medium

Mixed Media

Description

Most of my montages are photography-based, to which I then add torn, hand-painted papers, Japanese calligraphy, maybe some circles, etc. until something begins coming together for me. I photographed this mourning dove, which was dozing in a tree, on a foggy morning in southern California. The tree shape was great; the bird was a bonus.

The final result, to me, looks like something that’s been in a scrapbook for a long time, has maybe suffered water damage, other papers have stuck to it and have been pulled away, leaving traces behind, etc.

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July 16th, 2019