Destroying My Artworks to Make New Ones.

Showing the process of how I cut up old artworks to create new ones.

I’ve had a few prints that have been sat in my online shop for a hundred years.

I love this one and I’ve had the print on my wall for a while but I felt that the time has come to upcycle it.

This is the back of the same print and I’ve drawn a few shapes very roughly so that I can cut them out and use as collage.

The pencil lines were just a guide because once you turn the shapes over, they won’t be seen and I get a lovely surprise where the image on the other side of the silhouette becomes an abstract pattern.

Here are the new paintings I made from the print cut outs….

Ink background with acrylic markers.

Collaged leaves and rabbit, details in acrylic.

Collaged bird with an added background in marker pens and pencils.

I’ve also repurposed old original paintings that have been sat around for years.

Below is an old painting of mine on paper….

I cut it up in the same way and made new paintings from the cut out shapes…

I first painted the backgrounds with inks and fixed the collage pieces in place with diluted PVA glue. I used gouache to add the extra flowers.

I have a few unsold prints left and I might do some more of these in the future.