"Work In Progress"
Work In Progress seems to be the theme of the month for me. Not only was it this month's group exhibit at the Salem Art's Association Gallery, but it really describes what I would like to do with this blog. Not only do I want to use the blog to post my latest activities, but I'd like to use it as a forum that shows some of my paintings as "Works In Progress". I've been inspired by a lot of artist's blogs where they post their daily paintings. It's such a great way
to keep experimenting experimenting with different painting techniques and the perfect to broaden my horizons and further develop my painting skills.
My first attempts at this have been with a new series of paintings on clayboard. I'm starting with a small 4" x 4" acrylic painting on clayboard. The sample below is of a zinnia that I'm going to mount on a 10" x 10" board that I've painted using techniques described below.
The colors, style and types of effects used on each piece will vary. The background boards will coordinate with the painting that is to be mounted on it making each piece a one of a kind original.
Here is a step by step process for the Fuschia Zinnia painting......
After painting the 4" x 4" clayboard with the zinnia, I trimmed it with bronze metallic paint.
I experimented with a crackle background on the small piece of wood to be sure the colors and effects I wanted to use on the background board.
I decided to apply a relief effect using modeling paste that is applied through a stencil with
a pallette knife to add a little dimension to the piece.
Then the topcoat of a soft muted yellow/green color was applied in acrylic paint and the crackle finish appeared showing the multicolored undercoat of paint. The sides and edges of the board were painted with a bronze metallic acrylic paint to give it a finished look.
The final steps were trimming the paisley swashes in the bronze metallic paint and glueing the 4" x 4" acrylic painting of the fuschia zinnia in the center.
