Landscape Reflection Abstraction on Masa Paper

by Conni Schaftenaar

Title

Landscape Reflection Abstraction on Masa Paper

Artist

Conni Schaftenaar

Medium

Painting - Pure Watercolor On Masa Paper

Description

A landscape abstraction created on Masa paper by crinkling up the dry sheet, soaking it in clean water for a few seconds, un-crinkling it and holding it folded in half in my hand (like an open taco shell) and then flooding with a medium wash of a purple watercolor to fill the cracks and create the shoreline, tilted and pulled to create trees and reflections, then laid on a paper substrate that I glued it to, dried thoroughly, and added the colors to represent sky, sun, trees, water.

Masa paper comes with a "smooth" side and a "fuzzy" side. Different artists hold that they like to work on one vs. the other. I have done other pieces where I did the crinkle/color application to create batik-like cracks on the back or "fuzzy" side, dried it, then painted on the smooth "front" side with the batik cracks showing through softly in my painted image.

1st Place Win in the Water Abstracts contest, August 2021
2nd Place win in the Abstracts That Look Like Something They Are Not, September 2021
1st Place Tie in the Turnerish Paintings contest, September 2021
3rd Place Tie in the Trees Reflected in Waterways contest, September 2021
2nd place tie in the Landscape Secrets contest, June 2022
3rd place tie in the Riverscape Abstracts contest, June 2022
3rd place tie in the RISING DAYBREAK IN THE WETLANDS OR MARSHLAND contest, June 2023
2nd place tie in the Abstract Paintings contest, July 2023

Featured in these FAA groups:
Painting Cafe, January 2016
Midwest America Artists, January 2016
Abstracted Landscape, December 2020
1000 Views on 1 Image, August 2022
A Woman's Touch, August 2022
Beautiful Watercolors, August 2022
Fine Arts Watercolor, August 2022
Hand Created Artwork Only, August 2022
The ARTIST BUZzz, August 2022
Art For The Cafe Or Restaurant, August 2022
Four Seasons, August 2022
The Artists Group, August 2022
Original Art, August 2022
Pretty in Pink Blue Or Purple, September 2022
1000 Views on One Image Group's Special Features Nominations, April 2023

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January 25th, 2016

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