Creating Texture with Stencils
Using a stencil is another way to add texture to an acrylic painting. You can use plastic stencils from the hobby store that are used for decorative wall painting or…
Smooth is a Texture, Too!
Last week I encouraged you to experiment with acrylic mediums to add texture to your paintings. The dictionary defines texture as “the characteristic visual and tactile quality of the surface…
3 Tips for Using Acrylic Texture Mediums
Do you have a collection of acrylic mediums lying around in your studio gathering dust? Watch this video for three tips on how to use these products. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXMYhfNAkig
Experimenting with Texture
As I mentioned last week, I’ve been reading about having a Renaissance Soul, and it has encouraged me to experiment with different techniques in my art work. As I…
Claiming my Renaissance Soul
Over the last few weeks, my husband and I have been redecorating a bedroom. I’ve painted the room, installed shades, and build an upholstered headboard. This past weekend, we had…
Afternoon in Arles
During my recent trip to Provence, we visited Arles and had lunch in the famous Place du Forum where Van Gogh painted Café Terrace at Night. After lunch, I perched…
Roussillon
This pastel on black paper was inspired by the warm gold and red ochres on the houses in Roussillon. I am using hard pastels (sticks of powdered pigment with a…
The Ochres of Roussillon
Roussillon was one of my favorite towns in Provence. It is famous for its history of producing ochre pigments for arts and construction. Today the industry has declined due to…
The Evolution of Derain
I’ve been familiar with André Derain as an originator of Fauvism, a painter of wildly colored landscapes and portraits with energetic brushstrokes and skewed drawings. If you don’t know what…
Water Lilies by Monet
(This is a repost of last week's post which had a problem with the link. If you've already seen this one, come back tomorrow for something new.) One of the…