It's autumn in the studio, and Art Cat and I have been enjoying
the sunny, windy days in our little space. Art Cat especially likes the
coming and going. See her here, quite interested in GOING!
I'm still working on my Art Journals, and probably always will, but I'd
like now to share another painting with you, step by step, using more
kinds of media together than I've used before. Many people are
mystified by the steps involved in creating an abstract painting.
Here's what happened to get this painting.
Beginning with a full sheet of Arches #140 cold press watercolor
paper, trimmed with 1” blue painters' tape (for a free mat later) I
first drip premixed watercolor from a needle nose plastic bottle.
Next comes a spray
bottle to create texture. Some begins to merge with the dripped paint.
I now spread a little
of the dripped paint with a brush to begin some
shapes.
I now spread a little
of the dripped paint with a brush to begin some
shapes.
At this point, I use
pigment-less crayon to add some swirls and spirals
which will show up next as I introduce a more dominant color, Magenta,
and the shape placement continues.
And another dominant color.
It doesn't get much more dominant that Thalo blue!
Now I squeeze some metallic acrylic paints right from the tube over portions of
previously painted areas. I now scrape the acrylic paint
using my expired Portland Art Museum card.
Can't hurt, might help right?
Here's an overexposed view of the painting so far. The whole
thing (except the magenta areas) will like a glaze of watercolor
Quinacridone Gold. Almost always a good idea.
At this point, I add a Thalo Blue freehand circle in the painting. Bad
idea. Did I mention Thalo Blue being a strong color? So, to minimize
the Big Blue Ball, I collage yellow, green and pink tissue paper over
areas needing a little something, and The Ball.
Still looking to add
one more medium into the mix, I skim some wax
pastels over the dried collage and thick paint areas and highlight the
texture. (Thanks for the tip, Norma. I learn all the time from my
students.)
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** I am now in a holding
pattern with this piece. Not sure it's finished,
but I don't want to do the wrong thing. Here are several close ups of
sections. How many different media can you find?
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