I’ve been working away in my studio—and here is an update on my progress.

Horizontal Water in Staccato is finished and this is the official photograph. I did some experimenting using High Flow acrylic in a Fine Line marker, which allowed me to “draw” skinny horizontal lines inside some of the horizontal textures. It added a new, linear feel to the painting. And it was fun.

Horizontal Water in Staccato 30″ x 30″ Acrylic on panel

Below is the a snapshot of the as yet unnamed painting on which I’ve been working seemingly forever. It’s lurking on my easel, but I’ve been trying to tune it out all week in order to take a little break from it. The theory being that I’ll be able to look at the painting anew and suddenly see what it still needs. I’d move it into another spot in my studio, but it’s so large that it doesn’t fit anywhere else. Jim suggested that I cover it in a white sheet. A tempting suggestion, but I do take quick peeks at it looming there and perhaps the solution to this painting’s problems is eminent.

Title?   Size—real big   Acrylic on 2 panels

Next up, a new painting in progress, just begun this week. I started this one with a thin coat of Light Molding Paste over the gesso. Once it was dry, I used really watered down paint to create washes across the canvas. I did this by laying the painting flat on a table and using a large paintbrush, I covered parts of the canvas with water. Then I applied the soupy paint and tilted the canvas back & forth to get the paint to run. I also used my trusty spray bottle to spritz some areas and applied paint to those. Once the whole surface was covered, I dried it with a hairdryer and then repeated the process a few more times. Oh, I also flung some paint around on the canvas. By the way, this painting is 48″ x 60″, so it’s pretty big.

Day 1

On day two I started to add layers of various colors over the top of the washes using some glazes and some light molding paste with color added and applied with a palette knife. To some, I also added texture using one of my favorite New Age texture tools.

Day 2

Yesterday I added more layers and also a green glaze to parts of the painting to start adding some depth.

Day 3

What’s my plan of attack for today? I have no idea what or where or how I’m going to continue. And now it’s time for me to get myself over to that easel and figure it out.