SASSY SPRAY Stencil in Triplicate!

I love the challenge of working on stretched canvas that comes in an elongated shape!  The first photo below shows the starting step in creating a current piece that was made with three slightly altered Sassy Spray 6" x 6" stencils. 

I've customized this stencil with Joyce Chen scissors -- perfect for stencil-cutting because they're sharp and have short blades.  The original Sassy Spray stencil looks like this:

Above is the early version of this painting; I developed it with Golden High Flow acrylics, using these stencil-bits and following directions given in Pat Dews' DVD Designing Great Starts with Texture and Form.

After I had reached this stage of the project, I decided to veer back to another favorite technique -- making altered stencils into collage elements.  Whenever I do this, I choose stencils that have been stained in previous projects.  

The stencils used in creating this painting wouldn't have worked since they'd become stained in the same colors as the background I created.  They would have simply blended in with the background.

So I searched my stash of stained stencils and came up with just what I needed, stencils not only stained in a complementary color scheme, but also stained to a darker value than the relatively light overall value of the background.  I added them with heavy matte gel medium.

Above is the finished collage-and-acrylic artwork.

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