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Many Many Layers

January 20th, 2015

Many Many Layers

One of my favorite acrylic colors is Alarizan Crimson, so I thought I would do my next painting with that as a base. I often add many layers to my paintings to create depth, and to give it age by pulling some of the color off as I go. After doing what I thought was a good number of layers, I then started my design on top.

Oh yuck, I hated it, what was I thinking????

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Trying To Decide

February 6th, 2014

Trying To Decide

Here is an old photo I found, which I had taken many years ago as I was traveling through Virginia. I cleaned it up and did some cropping, etc with Photoshop. Then I tried to see what it would look like with some texture added to make it look a bit on the old side.

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In my original photograph, I had cut the top off of the pump on the far left (oh I've learned so much since then!) so I cropped it right at the side which I think was a good alternative. But I can't decide which of these would be the better to try and sell. Of course I could put them both up and leave it up to the viewer.

So, which one appeals to you the most?
I'm listening!


Do You Know Yupo?

January 29th, 2014

Do You Know Yupo?

Have you ever heard of Yupo paper? Actually, it's not really even a "paper". It is made of
a synthetic polymer and has many positive aspects. Here's a description from Jerry's Artarama, and artist supply store:

"The world's first erasable watercolor paper!
Yupo is the first and most popular synthetic art paper on the market. The non-absorbent, ultra-smooth surface allows paints like watercolor and acrylics to sit right on top of the paper, making for beautiful, watery effects unachievable on any other paper. It also holds pen and ink lines with razor sharp precision, and markers work beautifully on Yupo's unique surface as well. With its durable, non-tearing construction it can withstand multiple erasures and you can even run it under a faucet to erase watercolors! The non-absorbent nature of Yupo also means it will not buckle, no matter how much water you put on it, and it makes colors more vibrant and brilliant than on standard papers as all of the color sits on the surface. Available in medium and heavy weight white varieties and now new translucent Yupo! Explore the versatility of synthetic paper with Yupo, the world's first erasable watercolor paper!"


Here are some pieces I have created using Yupo and alcohol ink.

kyoto spring by bellesouth studioFairies may live here by bellesouth studiolate summer flowers by bellesouth studio



It was great fun, and I hope to try other ideas as well. The colors are vibrant and you know how I love color!





Marketing

January 29th, 2014

Marketing

As an artist who also has do to marketing, I find myself warring with a dichotomy which seems endless. As a creator of art, I am sublimely at home using the right side of my brain, while marketing drains the left. The left side of my brain often looks foreign to me, and yet it is there that I must go to use the linear process involved. There are a few artists who are comfortable delving into either side of their brain, but I am not one of them. So I often catch myself, like a boss with a recalcitrant employee, shirking that responsibility. Yet I must market if I wish (and hope) to sell, to draw people to my art, to put my name out in front of people. I certainly am in no position to hire someone to produce this odeious chore, so what hope do I have? I must slog along, using up my energy and time unless I wish to consider myself a hermit painter, finishing a canvas and then adding it to stacks of other finished canvases which have become like stacks of newspapers a hoarder might use to delineate his path. Oy.