I guess you could say that I've been pretty busy the last few months. Too busy to post I suppose! But, I have been painting and I'm excited to share my latest pieces. Once I feel like I have a solid body of work, I will post the whole collection.
Hey, Mandi! I wanted to ask how you put the textured things in. Did you mix them right into the paint and then apply it to the surface? If that's the case, did you use a brush or pallet knife? Or did you press it(the dirt or other texture) into the painted surface, let it dry, and paint over it? Or maybe you did something else completely... Anyways, I'm curious.
I used a lot of different things for texture...dirt, sand, grass, beeswax. The red painting has mostly sand, grass, and beeswax along with the paint. I use the paint to stick it all onto the canvas and get very messy in the process, but that's one of the fun things about it! :) After I get the sand and grass stuck onto it, I let it dry a little and I do go over it again with more paint, just to add layers and make it thick. The beeswaz helps to. I drip that on top to make it chunky. It's all about the process and sometimes by chance as well. Sometimes I will get an effect that I didn't even intend to and then I'm pleasantly surprised how it turns out!
Oooh Mandi! I kept forgetting what the exact link to your blog was so I am sorry I haven't visited in awhile. But I love these paintings!! Very vibrant and warm!
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As I told you before, I LOVE the red piece. Seeing it again reminded me a bit of a mail art envelope that I once made. Great minds think alike!
Hey, Mandi!
I wanted to ask how you put the textured things in. Did you mix them right into the paint and then apply it to the surface? If that's the case, did you use a brush or pallet knife? Or did you press it(the dirt or other texture) into the painted surface, let it dry, and paint over it? Or maybe you did something else completely... Anyways, I'm curious.
I used a lot of different things for texture...dirt, sand, grass, beeswax. The red painting has mostly sand, grass, and beeswax along with the paint. I use the paint to stick it all onto the canvas and get very messy in the process, but that's one of the fun things about it! :) After I get the sand and grass stuck onto it, I let it dry a little and I do go over it again with more paint, just to add layers and make it thick. The beeswaz helps to. I drip that on top to make it chunky. It's all about the process and sometimes by chance as well. Sometimes I will get an effect that I didn't even intend to and then I'm pleasantly surprised how it turns out!
Yay! I got to see these in person, finally!
Oooh Mandi! I kept forgetting what the exact link to your blog was so I am sorry I haven't visited in awhile. But I love these paintings!! Very vibrant and warm!
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