Pastels and Watercolors (and a few other art media)

This is a fairly recent abstract I did with acrylics. A small 6x8" leftover canvas I had that I painted over. Playing with texture and I have some scrape-y thing I used in the corner. Also did a quick image transfer with clear Contact paper of a hand diagram. No real reason, just playing.


Hand diagram abstract.jpg
 
I like it.
 
This is a fairly recent abstract I did with acrylics. A small 6x8" leftover canvas I had that I painted over. Playing with texture and I have some scrape-y thing I used in the corner. Also did a quick image transfer with clear Contact paper of a hand diagram. No real reason, just playing.


View attachment 280878

I love the blues with that coppery color, I’ve been working on something with similar colors in inks. The textures really make the colors pop.

We’re covering abstracts this week and next in art class. I’m curious to see how this can be taught as it seems more like something that has to be instinctual.
 
I remember an assignment where we were given single words and hads to paint what we thought or felt with those words. Thinks like bump or bang, pain, dark, light. We just rolled with it.

I remember painting lighting bolts for a couple of them, probably bang and pain.
 
Abstracts to me are difficult, since I seem inclined to have a main subject, probably because of photography. We point our cameras at objects and it's hard to look at a canvas or art paper and just throw paint.

This was also an experiment with this particular palette, too. I like it!

We’re covering abstracts this week and next in art class. I’m curious to see how this can be taught as it seems more like something that has to be instinctual.

Will be interested in hearing about it. A lot of abstracts can be really striking, but I'm durned if I get how to start one. :lol:
 
I bought myself an early retirement gift. Now I need to get the other part of it.

IMG_1597.JPG
 
Airbrush - mini DIY spray paint. Very fine lines up to about 1/4" wide. I ordered the compressor this morning.
 
Oh, wow - I had no idea you messed around with air brushing. (If you mentioned it before, I don't remember. :biggrinangelA:)

Well, you're acting like someone who has a workshop in their future! Fun stuff.
 
I've done a little bit on model kits but it was a cheap brush and I had a hard time making it work properly. This is a much better model. I've been wanting to get a decent one for some time, now.
 

Most reactions

New Topics

Back
Top