Acrylic Skin, part 1

I went to my recycled art class at Plaza Art and came away with so many good ideas. I especially enjoyed painting on bubble wrap and then printing it onto a substrate; however, I've not been able to get my hands on any bubble wrap since that class! Sealed air packaging is my new nemesis.

However, on Sunday night I began an experiment that, so far, has turned out to be very neat. The art teacher mentioned acrylic skins, in which the artist paints on a surface, usually plastic, then removes the painting for use in other ways. So I tried it with a Kroger bag out of our recycling and my standard acrylic paints. 

I brushed the orange on just until I couldn't see the bag through it anymore, then I drizzled the two accent colors. It was late on Sunday night, and it had the chance to dry overnight and all the next day. The Kroger bag made a series of wrinkles that I liked.