Aloha everyone! I’m sure you have seen me around the group for two years now, after getting my start much like many of you. The journey wasn’t easy, but I want to share how I went from bed bound, to now opening my own art gallery and studio. Like a lot of you, I picked …
Click HERE to get started with Ann’s new Resin Course! Aloha Everyone! First and foremost, my name is Ann Upton, and I’m a full time artist, wife and mom to five children. I fell into art almost two years ago during a healing journey after an ICU stay from Lyme Disease. I took up …
This site is usually all about acrylic pouring, but today we are venturing beyond pouring and into what else you can do with acrylic paint. Acrylics are an incredibly versatile medium that can be used in a range of applications, from resin work to heavy texture mimicking oil paint. One of my favorite applications is …
Make Beautiful Rosettes That Look Good Enough to Eat (Using Cake Decorating Supplies!) Read More »
There has been quite a lot of interest in the art community lately about embellished and geode style pours. I’ve receive hundred of messages about mine after posting them on Instagram and Facebook, and I wanted to share an easy way to get started embellishing your acrylic pours to make them look like geodes. The …
How to Embellish Any Pour Into a Gorgeous Geode Style Read More »
One of many wonderful things about acrylic pouring is the versatility of what you can pour on. Once you master the usual canvases and panels, there’s an endless variety of less common objects to tackle. That includes rocks, tiles, vinyl records, ceramics, and even more out-there objects such as ceiling fan blades, driftwood, or coffee …
Not Your Average Pour: Decorating My KitchenAid Mixer Read More »
Welcome back to acrylic pouring. Today we are going to tackle a topic that comes up quite a bit: coasters! Coasters are a great way to start using resin in your pours, because the pieces are small, inexpensive, and you don’t need a lot of resin to start this project. While I go over a …
Get Started Using Resin in Acrylic Pouring With This Easy Coasters Project Read More »
Today we’re going to learn how to incorporate resin into our fluid pouring. This technique is very useful for creating beautiful beach scenes, complete with realistic-looking waves. I lived in Hawaii for 7 years, and the heart of all of my paintings is based on the love and connection I feel to the island. Almost …
