Monday, March 30, 2020
Cave Painting
"Cave Painting" , 8"x10" with an image area of 5"x8", acrylic on watercolor paper, started as a monoprint, and then I worked into the image with some darker and lighter areas to give it some punch. I like it now. It reminds me of cave paintings, with their overlapping images of animals and people. There is some shimmer in the paint that may not be visible in this photo, but it adds delight in person.
Fallen Live Oak Leaves
Friday, March 27, 2020
Leaves and Berries, Tweaked
As I gazed on this painting I came to see an awkward and demanding shape, so I added a leaf to make it recede, which it has. The smaller images are details of the painting. It is a collage using leftover paint that was randomly swiped and splattered onto watercolor paper.
Grapefruit Tree
Saturday, March 21, 2020
Sidewalk Obsession!
These photos were done on my iPhone 7, and taken into Snapseed to manipulate them. I cropped them to get the closest view I could, and saturated the colors. I love the texture of paved sidewalks, and each block is slightly different from the last. I don't know what some of these things are. The circular ones are water meters. My sister Robyn Flatley posted some highly manipulated photos of hers that involved shadows, and it inspired me to manipulate my sidewalk shots. Thanks Robyn!
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Frolics
Thursday, March 12, 2020
Sunday, March 01, 2020
Flying Blind: New Layers
"Frolics" |
"Spangles" |
"JellyFish" |
In "Frolics", 6"x6", acrylic on gessobord, the collage pieces are acrylic skins, which were quite transparent. I made a mistake and did not let the gel dry underneath the pieces, before adding another layer of clear pouring medium. I have no idea if or when the angular pieces will become clear and show the background colors through them. If not, I actually like them as they are, so no real loss. If so, I think it would be more interesting and exciting.
For "Spangles", 8"x8", acrylic on paper and gessobord, I added some texture but did not really care for the effect. Now I have put a thicker layer of soft gel on top, that should even out the texture somewhat. On top of that, I pressed in some acrylic on paper shards that seemed compatible with the dark reds of this piece. I don't know how this will look in the end.
"Jellyfish", 8"x8", acrylic on gessobord, was very blue green. I had made these acrylic skins with pouring medium and high-flow acrylics, and they have a fluid or sea creature look. I hope this will resolve into a pleasing undersea effect.
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