Cathy Woo Painting Images: Acrylic on Yupo

Yupo is a smooth synthetic paper made out of white plastic and has recently become very popular with artists. Here's a link to info on Yupo: http://www.dickblick.com/products/yupo-watercolor-paper/   These pieces were made using thin washes of mostly iridescent acrylic paint applied through rice paper (which is then removed). Although it is difficult to tell from the photos, most of the pieces below have a strong iridescent sheen. I would be surprised if you could find similar pieces anywhere else. Since the Yupo is very flexible, it would be easy to roll a couple of these pieces up into a mailing tube and send them to you just to get an idea of what they are like.

These pieces can be presented a number of ways. I like the ragged edges myself.   But the edges can be cleaned up using a mat and framing the piece under Plexi. Or, the paintings can be mounted on a board and then inserted into a frame, or mounted on a cradle, without Plexi.

Again, click directly on the image to see an enlargement.


                           1Y Acrylic on Yupo; 40 x 26