Not in Life But in Art Life does not often allow us do-overs. We make mistakes and then need to live with them. Some forms of art, however, allow for wiping the slate clean in order to begin anew. Watercolor, not so much. Jewelry-making, nope. Acrylics and collage are the ticket, though.  This piece began as an attempt to use harmonizing colors of acrylic paint with careful attention to design, balance, shape, and value.  Things began satisfyingly enough. Mix up some acrylics and brush them on with a flat brush, while attending to the aforementioned principles .  Then the voice in my head said, “What if you added some pieces of neutral collage fodder.” The voice continued speaking. “Now, what if you then brushed some thinned paint over them to allow the text and design to still be subtly visible?” I should have stopped right there because the next step (more paint in different colors) ruined the whole thing. Glad I have the “before” photos. I could not bring myself t...