A good place to start a mixed media painting

I recently purchased a new book titled Collage, Colour and Texture in Painting, by Mike Bernard and Robin Capon. One of the main starting points for a mixed media painting illustrated in this book is to begin with attaching paper and recycled paper materials to a blank canvas. I tried this technique out myself and I really like the end result. Basically, no matter what you paint on top, there is a level of interest and a unique look to the canvas. You can either just paint and scrape to reveal some of what is underneath or a wash of acrylic paint. Go ahead and try it yourself, the end result is always unique and original. Have a look at my new series called back to basics, where I used the techniques from the book.