New Painting-A Mix of Techniques
I like to play with different techniques when I paint. I like using different brush strokes to play with the visual texture, I love wrapping the canvas with string to create a little “frame” right on the surface, and I like using linoleum blocks to stamp right onto the canvas.
I have a linoleum block tree and some rubber circles that I carved on high school, and I’ve used them in dozens of projects since. I think that’s where I got started with celestial bodies and trees.
Anyway, I’ve just listed this result of some creative playtime:
11X14 Acrylic Paint and String on Canvas Board
I think I like stamping on canvas because the print never comes out perfectly like it’s supposed to in traditional linocut prints. I like to mix the colors that I apply to the block so that the colors blend into the print, and by applying paint instead of ink and using a brush instead of a roller or brayer, the paint goes onto the block unevenly and leaves behind a gorgeous texture that reminds me of leaf veins. That texture really shows up here in the suns.
This piece is on 11X14 canvas board. It would look great in a frame! Available for purchase here.
Posted on May 4, 2012, in Art, Creativity and tagged abstract suns, abstract tree painting, acrylic paint, art for sale, arts, canvas board, green, illustration, leaf veins, linoleum block, linoleum blocks, mixed media painting, painting, tree paintings, visual texture, yellow. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Love, Love this one!!! Thanks for sharing and Have a Great Day:)