I've had such an exciting, refreshing Christmas break. I can't believe 2015 is over already. What an interesting year it was for me! I'm prepared to make 2016 the best year yet, and I'm glad you're along for the ride.
Lately I am most intrigued with this ethereal, marble-like look of paint on canvas. I had no idea how to achieve that look when I set out, but now I have some sort of idea how to acquire the "under-the-microscope" look.
This style of painting is not at all how I normally approach a piece of artwork. I'm not one to need to analyze every stroke, but I'm also not an artist who just dumps paint on a canvas arbitrarily. The process was a great deal of fun, and while it looked like a kid at play, I found that it played into my obsession for how colors mix, how they work together on the canvas and how acrylics react with other substances.
I mixed my heavy body and fluid acrylics with salt, water and alcohol for this piece. I certainly feel like I'll add more layers to it for some more dimension, and I would like to see it finished with a thick epoxy-like coat on top to enhance the colors.
Wet paint. Shining like glass! I was transfixed looking at this.
More wet paint. Look at that amazing texture.
This painting really looks like a whole other world. I can't wait to continue the process!
Happy new year, readers! Cheers to 2016!
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