Did you see the original ‘flames’ painting I did on a vinyl record? It was such a long time ago now. In this video, I am going to try to recreate something similar on a canvas but using a hair dryer to move the paints – disaster in the making? Materials used: Economy student acrylic …
Playing with Fire and a Hairdryer for Acrylic Pouring Read More »
I had done a number of paintings in the past where I blew the paint with a straw and several people had suggested that it would be much easier with canned air. I was skeptical – I am of most things until I try them – but I still had to give it a go! …
At last my clock parts arrived. I’ve been waiting on these for a long time. There are several record pours I’ve done that I think would look awesome turned into record clocks. I find that records are difficult to display and hang, so adding a click kit is the perfect way to make it decorative, …
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A guest article by Ellenie Nichols. As a contemporary artist, you can do whatever you want. There are no rules, especially in acrylic pouring. Jackson Pollack included automotive paint in his arsenal! However, I’ve collected some Q&A on types of materials and common questions on to gesso or not to gesso. There is a REASON …
Should I Gesso My Canvas or Surface Before Painting? Read More »
Oh no not that ugly old thing again I hear you cry! Fear not, I hope that I’ve learned some lessons since the last primary color spinning record pour that ended up not looking so bright after all. This time I have a plan to keep the colors more separate. Hahahahaha. And you must be …
I decided to go far, far outside of my comfort zone in terms of color palette today. Usually I like either dark, rich colors, or strong bold colors with a lot of contrast. But looking through my collection of paints, I do have some lighter colors, some pastels. They almost look like Spring or Easter …
I overestimated how much paint I needed yesterday for my first spinning record pour so I had about a third of a cup left over for trying out something else today. And when I had so much fun with the spinner on the last pour, why put it away! A smaller project today, pouring onto …
I’m going round in circles again today, with a simple record pour in a nice selection of blues. Except it’s not so simple. It’s the first time using my spinner. I’m rather nervous. I’ve bought one of those cake decorating turntables. It doesn’t turn very quickly and can be a bit noisy so sorry for that …
Any Star Wars fans out there? I’m making a painting for my hubby today. We are both big fans of all things Sci-Fi but for me, Star Wars is the best story ever written. I’m crazy about it. So when it comes to pouring on records, well they obviously look like planets so I wanted to …
I had an idea in my head but would it work out? I wanted to create something that looked like flames against a black background. Out came another old record and I covered it in a generous layer of lamp black. Adding one color at a time, I layered red, orange and yellow across the …
