Abstractions

Both of these paintings were done using acrylic paints. This first one, slightly more representational than the one following, was painted with a watercolor consistency on rag mat board. The mat board readily absorbed the paint, giving it an appearance of more depth. This may not be so visible on the computer monitor.


The painting below was made on gesso-coated paper using a thicker consistency paint. This gave it more actual texture and a very different look from the watercolor-type application. The paint sits on top of the surface in this case rather than soaking in.

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The versatility is one of my favorite attributes of acrylic paints. I am using it with a collage that I am currently working on, with acrylic gel medium as an adhesive.

Fun with Glazes

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This watercolor painting started out with wet-in-wet washes. Then a number of glazes, one on top of another, defined some shapes. The negative space glazes around the yellowish orb in the lower right really makes it stand out. It is the focal point of the painting due to contrast of values but also a contrast in technique or treatment. Difference in sizes of the other orbs keeps the focal point from being overly strong.

...and a Watercolor

Another abstract one, but the blue at the top turns it into a landscape.

Then an acrylic...

Acrylic on paper (click the image for a larger view)

Collage

Posting a few recent images of different media. First a painted collage...

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Pretty in Pink?

From the garden. I liked the contrast between the pink roses and the spider preparing a captured insect, which most people will likely find repulsive.
I think the narrow range of focus worked well here.