Collage

[Desforges]

Mixed media.
Photos of my cd collection and bookcase, from my printer, crayons, oil pastels and oil paint.
36”x48” on Masonite

I may have posted this. Sorry if I did.

 

[Artyczar]

Wow! I don't recall seeing this. I am IN LOVE with it! Maybe it's one of my favorites of yours. Just amazing! Not enough hearts for this!

 

[Desforges]

Wow! I don't recall seeing this. I am IN LOVE with it! Maybe it's one of my favorites of yours. Just amazing! Not enough hearts for this!

unfortunately, one of the ones I varnished with the floor varnish. It turned yellowish! I still may do something with it. I have three panels same size with stuff on them . Here is another one.

 

[Terri]

Oh, I'm sorry about the varnish on the top piece! That's a shame. I hope you can restore it. It's a wonderful piece of eye candy! Beautiful job with this collage.

I like the second one, too! You're very good.

 

[Desforges]

Oh, I'm sorry about the varnish on the top piece! That's a shame. I hope you can restore it. It's a wonderful piece of eye candy! Beautiful job with this collage.

I like the second one, too! You're very good.

I really think that they are gone. Just found the third one. I would have to redo all of them but the momentum is gone.

 

[Desforges]

Thank you Ayin and Terri!

 

[Terri]

I really think that they are gone. Just found the third one. I would have to redo all of them but the momentum is gone.
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Oh, I understand about the momentum. This third piece is brilliant, too! You do beautiful work.

At least you know what varnish to NOT use again.

 

[Enyaw]

Huge pieces. The third is a wonderful explosion.

 

[Iain]

I remember this! The image seems of better quality here? It may be the same, whatever, it is even better than I remember it.

 

[Iain]

I really think that they are gone. Just found the third one. I would have to redo all of them but the momentum is gone.
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Wow! Seeing this one realises how a work can be appreciated with the context of setting.

 

[Artyczar]

These are all so incredibly cool. It really sucks about the varnish. I will be keeping myself awake tonight trying to figure out a way or a solution to saving the ones that you put this varnish on.

 

[Desforges]

These are all so incredibly cool. It really sucks about the varnish. I will be keeping myself awake tonight trying to figure out a way or a solution to saving the ones that you put this varnish on.

That was really stupid of me. I bought a gallon and would roll it on many paintings. I have tried to look it up but it does seem like it is impossible to remove the stuff.

 

[Hermes2020]

Not sure whether you've mentioned it, but is it a polyurethane varnish?

 

[Desforges]

Not sure whether you've mentioned it, but is it a polyurethane varnish?

Yes.

 

[laika]

Wow! These look like the work of a very ambitious quilter. Very cool.

 

[Hermes2020]

Yes.

That makes it more difficult. Try acetone on a small area. It may affect the glue, though. Work outdoors, of possible.

 

[Artyczar]

I kept thinking of the finest sandpaper possible, but that will fade the painting. *sigh* You'd have to touch up the painting to the point of repainting the whole thing. I almost wish it was flaking off and then scraping it off would do less damage to it than sanding. Maybe acetone could work as Hermes suggested. Trying a small area first couldn't hurt.

 

[Desforges]

I kept thinking of the finest sandpaper possible, but that will fade the painting. *sigh* You'd have to touch up the painting to the point of repainting the whole thing. I almost wish it was flaking off and then scraping it off would do less damage to it than sanding. Maybe acetone could work as Hermes suggested. Trying a small area first couldn't hurt.

I bought some acetone to try as Hermes suggested . To restore is impossible. Maybe I can turn them into something else.

 

[Artyczar]

Maybe. That's an idea, because all that work should not go to waste!

 

[Hermes2020]

I bought some acetone to try as Hermes suggested . To restore is impossible. Maybe I can turn them into something else.

Sorry to hear that, but I suppose another way to look at it is that the polyurethane is living up to its reputation as a very tough varnish.