Painting Layers {Work in Process} #2
Tue, June 26, 2012 at 01:19PM 
9x12" canvas
9x12" cardboard
8x8" canvas
8x8" canvas
8x8" canvas
8x8" canvas
11x14" canvas
I'm taking Flora Bowley's workshop Bloom True. We're supposed to work BIG but I've run out of BIG canvas (more on that later) and so for the time being I'm working SMALL. I've been adding layers using different tools... including fingers, various paint brushes, a palette knife, sponge and chopsticks. I'm starting to add shapes to the canvas, tentatively, as you can see on the last two above. All works in progress.
18x36" canvas, heavy body acrylics, fluid acrylics
The story of the BIG canvases. I had two large canvases to start the workshop. I started with an 18x36" (above) and painted massive layers to the point that I don't want to add anything. I like it the way it is. I know there is not focal point, but I don't care. I like the busyness, the chaos.
So I brought out the second BIG canvas and painted the first layer, with cerulean blues and greens and paynes gray and turquoise. Very simple. The girls came in the kitchen where I was painting and fell in love with the blues and asked if they could paint bubbles on the canvas and make it look like a sky. I thought they'd just paint layers along with me, but their plan is to paint the bubbles and hang it in the hall between their rooms! They've painted white bubbles on the blues, and I'll get a shot of that soon. I so want to paint that canvas! But they are thrilled with it, and that makes me happy!
So I'm out of BIG canvas. Time to order a few more.
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Bursting color goodness, it just draws me in and hold me. xox
Hahaha! I love the little canvases...and the stories behind you needing new ones. Your marks are stunning.
I just saw Flora at the Soul*Full Summit and fell in love with her!! I've already ordered her book (along with a few others...). Beautiful, vibrant work Tammy. You're obviously having a great time!
Gorgeous! I love the chaos of them too.