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Tag Archives: abstract
Holy Creative Breakthrough, Batman!
(Click any image to open it bigger, in a new tab) So, I saw this idea to draw “in the style of” an artist you admire, and then try that style, multiple times, and try and make it your own….. … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylics, ArtEveryDay, Challenge, Drawings, Faces, Figurative, Journal, Moleskine, MultiMedia, Series, Theme, Travel Journal, Watercolor, WeeklyChallenge
Tagged abstract, acrylics, Art Every Day, Challenge, drawing, faces, figurative, journal, moleskine, Series, Theme, Travel Journal, watercolor, WeeklyChallenge
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Cosmic Art…
I’m still just loving the process and the outcome of these acrylic pours. Here’s the latest one that I did on an old Record. These colors are little more muted than the previous ones, and I quite like the color … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylics, Dirty Cup Pour, Flip Cup, Free Pour, Nest Collective, Pouring, Pouring Paint
Tagged abstract, acrylics, Dirty Cup Pour, Free Pour, Nest Collective, Pouring Paint
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TinyShop ….
So, my TinyShop at Nest Collective is SLOOOWWWLLLY coming together. Paul and Chuck built me a wall (No Trump Jokes!!! ha ha ha), and Lorna helped me a LOT with staging it. The Wall The Products – I’d like to … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylics, Bats, Bears, Birds, Clay, Dirty Cup Pour, Display, Drawings, Faces, Figurative, Fish, Flip Cup, Free Pour, Hearts, Moon, MultiMedia, Nest Collective, outline scribble style, Pouring Paint, Sculpture, Tiger, Turtles, Watercolor
Tagged abstract, bats, birds, clay, creepy, Dirty Cup Pour, figurative, fish, Free Pour, Hearts, Illustration, Moon, MultiMedia, Nest Collective, outline scribble style, pottery, Pouring Paint, sculpture, tiger, turtles, watercolor
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Studio Tour
So, Lorna and I are in the Visions Studio Tour in July, and I’m going to do a few more paintings, and a bunch more Clay Pieces, before the show. Here are four Canvasses that I just started, in Acrylics. … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylics, Art Show Preparation, Figurative, MultiMedia
Tagged abstract, acrylics, Art Show Preparation, figurative, MultiMedia
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Holy Exploding Plastic Bottles, Batman!
And this is why I have “studio” clothes…. Do you ever see interviews with artists and they’re wearing regular, clean street clothes? I’m like “Really?? C’mon on, you NEVER get paint on your clothes (or your face or in your … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylics, ArtEveryDay, outline scribble style, Pouring Paint
Tagged abstract, acrylics, Art Every Day, outline scribble style
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Arting With Jen – Project 6, 2015
This was another acrylic project. Any colors we wanted, but must have an abstracted, multi-media background, and a bird as the focal point. Done on 10×10″ 400 lb gesso-ed Watercolor Paper. We forgot to take pics of just the background. … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylics, ArtEveryDay, Birds, MultiMedia
Tagged abstract, acrylics, Art Every Day, birds, MultiMedia
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Arting With Jen – Project 2, 2015 (Completed Pieces)
So, we finally got back to our acrylic backgrounds. My first one started out as this And ended up like this. I used a figure shape that I found on the ‘net for this one. There is so much cool … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylics, ArtEveryDay, Figurative, MultiMedia
Tagged abstract, acrylics, Art Every Day, figurative, MultiMedia
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Arting With Jen – Project 2, 2015 (Work In Progress)
The last project was ink and watercolor, so THIS project is using acrylic and multi-media. These are Works In Progress (WIP). All we’ve done so far is make an interesting background. I made Jen use my favorite color combo – … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract, Acrylics, Figurative, MultiMedia
Tagged abstract, acrylics, figurative, MultiMedia
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Abstract
I am determined to keep attempting abstracts. I love them. They impress me when I see ones that are well done, cohesive, interesting… This canvas (18×24) has so many multi-media pieces attached to it, you would not believe it – … Continue reading
Abstracts – not as easy as you might think!
So, I got back in the studio today, and I’ve been wanting to try an Abstract Poured Painting. Here’s an example of a good one: Credit: http://www.destinywomack.com/ I mean, really, how hard can it be? Clearly you just pour a … Continue reading
Scrap Paint and an Abstract
So, I wanted a break from the paintings I was doing, and tried an abstract. I might do a whole series in the “Cross” format. The “scrap-paint-scraped-off-the-table” birds are taking way longer than I intended. This was just supposed to … Continue reading