Sun And Moon

Sun And Moon
Papercutting
16.5 x 11.75"

     I finally got round to doing a multi layered papercut with this one. So as well as having the white paper and black background I added silver and gold to the various details. For my next one I will try to add a lot more colours now I know I can make it work.

Red And Black

Red And Black
Collage On Paper
14.6 x 10.6"

     Not done a collage in a while so here's one with a favourite subject of mine.

Stripes

Stripes
Papercutting
16.5 x 11.75

     Another papercutting using large areas of black. I thought it would help create a strong silhouette, especially with the feathers. I'm hoping soon to do a painting with a belly dancer but for now paper seems to be a good medium for this theme.

Curve

Curve
Papercutting
16.5 x 11.75"

     More belly dancer fun. I thought I should do a closer crop for this one so I could add more details to the costume. Of course more details mean more cutting and this makes the paper very weak. I have seen some crazy papercutting though with a lot more detail in them than mine, so it's just a case of being careful when working on it and careful storing it.
     I have been thinking about adding colour to my papercutting pictures but that will take a lot of planning. I am in love with processes though so it should be interesting to figure it all out. I may also make some belly dancer pictures in other mediums to if I can ever find the time.

Free Movement

Free Movement
Papercutting
16.5 x 11.75"

     Another one of my lovelies. For anyone interested, this one is for sale along with my other artwork. I thought it was about time I tried to sell my work and see what happens. So go here: http://www.artistsandillustrators.co.uk/shaunmichaeljones to check out my other stuff.

Belly Dancer With Fans

Belly Dancer With Fans
Papercutting
16.5 x 11.75"

     Another belly dancer papercutting. I'm going to be doing a lot of these now I know they work well. Also in the future I plan to do some with layered colours. I have wanted to make some belly dancer pictures for  along time and now I have a good way of doing it so I will continue to pursue this beautiful subject.
    

Resting Belly Dancer

Resting Belly Dancer
Papercutting
10.9 x 9.9"

     I've been meaning to make some pictures featuring belly dancers for a while now. It's one of the few things I love that I don't actually do myself. Being male it's a world I feel I can only view from the outside but never be  apart of. If only things were different. So instead I will try to show the beauty of it the only way I know how, Through art.
     The drawing for this is from a life drawing class but I added the dancer gear. It was originally supposed to be a wood block print and although I have it ready I haven't got around to printing it yet. In the meantime I thought it would be ideal for making a papercutting, after all artists across the centuries have made the same image in different mediums. This may be something I do for my other works. So here it is and look out for the print in the near future.

Dancer With Sword And Mask

Dancer With Sword And Mask
Ink And Acrylic On Ho-sho Paper
11.2 x 15.7"

     This started out as a block print that didn't transfer too well so I went over it with some acrylic washes and it came out pretty colourful. I have a few more print stuff I'm working on so it is another avenue for me to explore.

Watersoluble Graphite experiment

Dancer in Red
Watercolour on Paper

     This painting was an experiment using two types of wet media. I used watersoluble graphite to draw the more abstract parts of the drawing and again to add tone to the dancers body. Though the graphite is watersoluble, its quite water resistant when dry and watercolour washes can be applied right on top of it without fear of contamination.