#116 MASTER CLASS — LAYERS OF HISTORY, PAPER AND PAINT
In this richly layered Master Class, Coach Amy Livezey takes you inside her studio for a start-to-finish collage demonstration that will change the way you think about what belongs in a painting. Amy shows how vintage ephemera, palette scraps, old books, and handmade papers can lead you somewhere unexpected, and how layering paper alongside paint creates meaning, texture, and a voice that is unmistakably yours. Whether you are new to collage or ready to go deeper, you will leave with practical tools, a fresh sense of possibility, and permission to let the paper lead.
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Unbelievable how you painted the figure with such a coarse brush! I learned something new.
Love your high quality work!
Thankyou so much Amy, It’s great to see the whole process come together.
Thank you Amy for sharing your process. I love the way you work with the materials, responding to their nature. It feels full of wonder.
Thank you so much Amy. I’ve loved your work since I first saw it at the artists’ party where you showed how it had evolved since you took CVP. The fact that you became a coach on the programme was one of the reasons that I enrolled for CVP again the following year and have continued with it since then.can’t wait to put into practice what I have just learned.
Thank you AMY
WONDERFUL!
That was wonderful Amy, a rich seam of information and ideas. Thank you so much! A silly question and please forgive it – but – what is the white ‘box’ in which your palette was sitting? It looks so much better than my scrappy black tray!! As my painting environment matters to me, I’d like to try and find something similar if possible….
It’s a Masterson painting palette.
https://www.dickblick.com/products/masterson-sta-wet-palette-seal/.
I occasionally want to save paints overnight and this has a lid that seals tightly.
I loved your video Amy. So much valuable information , thank you !
Beautifully presented Masterclass, Amy! Thank you for sharing your process and taking us along as you created your artwork. It helps explain how you create your beautifully balanced art with such sophisticated subtlety.
Thank you Amy! Perfect timing. I am just in the beginning stages of trying to incorporate collage in two pieces I’m playing with. So far I’ve only used bits of paper napkins. Your presentation helped me look around for other kinds of paper to layer in and gave me encouragement to cover up my precious babies. I appreciated seeing how much you added and removed paint. Thank you also for your conceptual suggestions at the end about being sure all the layers relate well together. Super helpful.
So glad those ideas are helpful for you, Morgan!
Thank you Amy. I very much enjoyed watching your creation emerge and how willing you were to let go of elements that had looked well. The unifying process was also great. I feel inspired to be brave and give collage a go!
I forgot to add my surname so my comment was Caroline Glanville
I think having plenty of paper materials at hand makes it easier to let go of those elements. That’s one way “abundance” can really help you!