Recharging the batteries

Since this spring I've been working exclusively in acrylics, including some very large acrylics. I've loved it..but the past 2 weeks I've had the overwhelming urge to dabble in collage. I love doing collages! I think I love collecting stuff for collages even more than doing them! Anyway..here is one I did this week, Tidal, which includes a PAD (painting a day) from earlier this year.

Whenever I do a collage, I try to incorporate a piece of existing artwork or I create a new painting or drawing for the collage. Sometimes my collages (such as Tidal) are "double-signed"..once on the painting and again on the collage. Will this increase their value one day? like defective stamps? Who knows..right now..I know that taking bits and pieces of texture and color and creating mini-environment gets my creative juices flowing..and puts me back in front of the easel! That's (to me!) is priceless.