Robin Reynolds

Lessons in Green

vintage fabric and lace, vintage gardening and children’s books, acrylic paint, yarn

24” x 24”

2023

I am primarily a plein air painter, but I began making collages during the winter months to relive the beauty and memory of my summer garden. I create “painted collages” by layering transparencies from vintage gardening encyclopedias, linocut prints, antique lace, and a wide range of alternative mixed media. My process is improvisational, slowly building the collage surface by cutting, piecing, and layering diverse materials and manipulating varied mark-making. I construct complex works on paper that provide intricate texture, line, and color up close, and form, depth, and space from afar—a rich, year-round experience of the garden.

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