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Painting process posts by Ellen McCormick Martens
Sunday, March 26, 2023
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
"Family" Painting in Process
Thursday, March 16, 2023
"Family"
24"Hx36"W, acrylic and paper on canvas. This is a rework of an older painting that seemed to need some zing. In fact, I am still not satisfied with it.
Thursday, March 09, 2023
"Family Secrets"
24x24, acrylic and paper on wood panel. This refers to the murky undercurrents in families when secrets are kept, by each generation.
Tuesday, March 07, 2023
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Process / Style Development
These paintings have been on my living room wall since October of 2021. A couple of days ago, I realized that I love pattern and masking off shapes that show the underlying layer. So, I am trying that out on this series.
1. I coat the first layer with GAC 800
2. I apply contact paper shapes as masks
3. I coat the entire surface with a glaze color
4. I remove the masks
Friday, February 10, 2023
Yellowstone Landscape Evolution
The top pic is today's rework of this tiny square landscape (6x6"); the middle one is the first painting I did from the photo, at the bottom.
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
"Dark Swirls" Sketch
9x12" mixed media sketchbook, acrylic paint sprayed and dripped, using masks ct from plastic binder dividers as well as hot-glue-gun masks.
Sunday, January 15, 2023
Cohesion through Limited Palette
Top photo is the paintings as they were. They seem confused and disorganized. Bottom photo is the new, limited palette, which brings the various shapes into a cohesive whole.
Friday, January 06, 2023
Wednesday, January 04, 2023
Sunday, January 01, 2023
Art Journal 12-31-22
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New Year's Eve 2022 |
The end of the western calendar year, a time of transition for many of us. I believe it is important to have a vision of the future that is affirming. Humanity cannot solve our collective issues without unifying with each other and realizing that we are the managers of nature now. For too long we have seen ourselves as humans vs. nature. This vision must be replaced with one that is integrative.
Art Journal Spread Winter Solstice 2022
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Little Paintings on the Floor
Small (6x6x1/8") wood panels with collage on them, lying on my studio floor drying and curing. Acrylic and paper.
Cardboard Decorations
I painted these on corrugated cardboard from a shipping box I received. They had those great holes (except for that little square one). I painted them dark green, dark red, blue-green or purple and then stenciled gold patterns on them. Not sure what I will do with them!
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