Day 548: More experimenting

One of my favourite art teachers, Steve Rose, says, "If it comes into your head, try it." I wondered if a surface of collaged pages from vintage books would make an interesting surface for a pastel painting... so I'm trying it. A couple of coats of clear gesso add "tooth" (grittiness that "grabs" the pastel) without obscuring the collage. 

I don't know where I'm going from here... we'll see!