Part One To Receive Notifications click the bell near subscribe. Your thumbs up are immensely appreciated! If you appreciate my art, the processes or my efforts in general. Artworks are all for sale by request, inquiries welcomed.
To shop materials without any additional cost to you available visit
Please assist me to continue making video tutorials and buy supplies by contributing here
Artworks are all for sale, inquiries welcomed.
To donate to help the studio/be a Patron go here
This helps make my studio usable for an indoor working/teaching/gallery space.
In Part one I began with a 16"x20" canvas. I had an idea of what I might like to create. The plan was to create a "geometric "style artwork...I created a couple of reservoirs full of colors. I spread some paint on the canvas using a silicone spatula, the painted base helped the paint added on top of it to flow, spread and encouraged cells. I used a small plastic card dipped into the containers of multiple colors and use it to deliver the paint (sliding off it )to basically a short wide ribbon of paint after using up the paint that flowed off the card I used up the residuals by flipping the card and swiping the leftover paint onto the other areas . I use silicone spatula's and silicone ( modified ) basting brushes to drag and pull and smooth paint, make marks, and generally manipulate paint in ways that feel interesting to me at any given moment. I spontaneously tilt the artwork to see what will run and if I like what happens. I have a piece of ball chain, and I use it to add some long marks by pulling through the wet paint colors. I use the basting brush ( filaments removed so there are only a few bristles left, creating sparse trails). Throughout the creation, I add more colors. I am using the premixed colors I have made up in squeeze bottles pre-mixed with additives. I add the colors directly and exactly where I want them. In Part two the artwork is dry and I want to work on it a bit more to make myself happier with the end result . I have made a scoop from a small plastic box, I have leftover colors and I dip the scoop in and use it to add square front long and short stripey areas. I use my bottles again to add paint in ribbons and tilt the canvas to allow the new paint to run in drips. I use a bamboo skewer to make adjustments and use the plastic card to make marks using its edge, smooth out and swipe through the wet paint to change up the color combinations and the texture somewhat.
My "pouring" mixture or "recipe" is simple- and starts with 2 parts(estimated) Gac 800 from "Golden "
added into any acrylic paint color 8 parts, (amounts are always estimated) This starts the mixing process. Mix the paint and Gac thoroughly. Next, I add my mixed Floetrol and (half )Deco Art pouring medium. (shake it first every time! )The truth is lately that's my go-to. I add the same (or more) ounces as the first two ingredients and mix everything thoroughly. The consistency is usually medium body weight but other weights are usable with minor adjustments.
To mix, if you use squeeze bottles as I do, add a marble and shake your paints every time before you use them. All my acrylic paints are mixed in advance and contained and stored in squeeze bottles. If you are not using squeeze bottles I suggest using a container that has a lid. I have often used the 4oz size plastic deli containers and the paint keeps for a long time in them but you still will have to stir before using the mix again because the Floetrol and other flow agents will rise to the top between uses. None of my acrylic paint has any added silicon. To create the pearlescent effects seen in most of my artworks I use "Golden's" Iridescent pearl "Fine" added to colors. By "eye " until I am pleased with what I see.
Every day I learn new things. I will never stop experimenting and I am happy to share what I discover with you. To see finished wet and dry versions of all my Youtube demonstration artworks for sale visit my Expressionist Art Studio Gallery Fb albums linked below
wet artwork in this video by request
Vol. one -
Vol.Two-
Find me on Instagram
0 Comments