A window seat at Doune Castle as focal point. Duotone digital photograph © 2014 Liz Ruest
Author: Liz Ruest
Artist creating digital collage fine art by layering printmaking, photography, and paper collage. Roots in Ontario, based in the Pacific Northwest since 1989.
Black Nugget Bulkhead
Pattern and texture draw the eye in. Duotone digital photograph © 2014 Liz Ruest
Skagit Fields
Skagit Valley farmland detail. Duotone digital photograph © 2014 Liz Ruest
Chicago Ceiling
Detail of a Tiffany ceiling mosaic. Duotone digital photograph © 2014 Liz Ruest
Collage: From Concept to Reality
When I started pasting paper in sketchbooks almost a year ago, my collage project, while real enough, was more of a conceptual exercise. Could I even do this for a full year, I wondered? Now that many of the compositions have been scanned, and some released from their bindings, conceptual doesn’t apply any more. Presenting the collages…
Collage #324
Regal colors, monoprinted elements, and a grid format as a base layer for larger work. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest
Collage #340
Maps as color blocks. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest
Collage #263
Handmade paper for some great edging. Paper collage © 2014 Liz Ruest