What got me warmed up was a 70% off canvas sale at Michaels, where I picked up 10 gallery wrapped 10"x 10" canvases...I love a bargain! Adding a few layers of Venetian plaster and paint to each, keeping the palette very neutral allowed room for the blue cyanotypes to really stand out and be the stars that I think they are!
After I laid them all out, there was something they needed besides texture and marks...they needed a little bling. Out comes the gold leaf to save the day! Each piece got a touch of gold leaf as the supporting cast to the blues in the paper. I'm so happy how they turned out...happy the whole way through creating them as a matter of fact!