When I was younger I was very into collages. I would make them for everything I loved, bands, horses, flowers, I was a fiend with a glue stick. Recently, I noticed that collages have made a bit of a comeback in the adult world, but now we call them vision boards. I saw a friend’s …
I became serious about painting 11 years ago. I went to a few art classes to begin with. I’ve always had a natural talent and am very creative. I learned quite a few mediums at first as I wanted to figure out what I like best. I then found I love working with pastels. I …
Imagine a colorful room, full of music, laughter, and a weird smell that reminds you slightly of paint (it’s a fantasy and we’re artists, that’s what we love). Everyone is smiling, and everyone is happy. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a darkly dressed individual stands up on the nearest table and shouts, “THIS PARTY SUCKS!”, startling …
I think I speak for more than myself when I say that it’s every artist’s dream to get free art supplies. Who among us hasn’t had the fantasy of suddenly accumulating a vast wealth of colors, mediums, and canvases, all free of charge? I know I’m not alone here. Although not quite on the scale …
Last week I created a painting that reminded me of some pretty cool rocks and that gave me inspiration to build on what I already had. I’ve never re-poured on a canvas before, not even on one that I wasn’t super fond of, let alone one that I really loved. I was taking a real …
Sometimes inspiration strikes at very strange times and carries you and your art to places you wouldn’t expect. I had one of those experiences with this pour. Supplies I Used: in antique gold and rose gold in Mars black Water and I recently noticed all of the gold and black and opulence in the Versace …
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This is it! The culmination of many hours of pouring, tilting, and cup lifting. Over the last four weeks you got to see me make four purple paintings. The idea was to create four similar but different paintings and send a photo of each one to see which painting my client liked best. Once she …
Hopefully you have been following this blog for the last few weeks but if not, this week’s video shows the creation of the 4th and final practice painting for a much larger work of art. I had a friend ask me to create a large painting as a gift for her daughter. The only information …
Lately, I’ve been seeing and hearing a lot of negative talk when it comes to acrylic pouring. It was even part of a FAQ post on the blog. Maybe it’s always been there and my bubble was just too thick to be burst by some less than thoughtful words, but now I know that there …
This is the third installment in the Purple Pour Project. Several weeks ago a friend asked me to create a large painting as a gift for her daughter. I gladly accepted the commission and asked her to supply the canvas she would like me to use. I knew she wanted a large painting but “large” …
