My Unique Abstract Art – How I Got Started and The Techniques I Use
Here’s a little information about my unique abstract art and how I got started:
All my life I have been interested in the arts in some shape or form, whether it was being part of amateur operatic companies, going to classes to learn the art of mosaics and learning how to throw clay into interesting shapes through pottery classes – it all added to the rich tapestry of life.
My love of abstract painting comes from the fact that it needs to come from the heart. More often than not a picture evolves from the mood I am in on a given day – a bit like a realist artist who paints the same scene on a sunny day and then again on a cloudy day – the colours chosen tie in with the weather – the colours I use tie in with what I am feeling in my heart on that day.
Abstract painting, like all types of art, deserves and needs time to develop, so I am really happy that now I can do this for my enjoyment and for the enjoyment of others. Feeling emotionally free and relaxed while painting is precious to me and I hope that you will see this in my paintings.
Acrylic Pour Paintings
Recently I started trying out some Acrylic Pouring which is fun to do and not nearly as easy as some would have you believe. Achieving an attractive pour depends on several things – the quality of acrylic paint used, the ratio used of paint to medium/water, the colours used, the type of pour and the preparation.
Pouring is unpredictable, it uses a huge amount of paint, so it is expensive, but it is great fun and really quite addictive.
Several additives can be used in addition to the acrylic pouring paint itself – silicone oil is just one example – and these do have a marked effect on the final result. Another technique I use involves the application of heat from a small blowtorch or hot air gun!
Abstract Acrylic Paintings and Watercolours
I often start an abstract acrylic painting or a watercolour painting with an image of a place or scene in my mind. This frequently changes as the piece progresses – sometimes over a few days – and the final outcome may evoke a completely different image in the eye of someone else. That’s what I love about abstract art. Show the same piece to five people and they will often come up with five different interpretations of what the piece conveys.
Here are a couple of examples – see if you agree with my titles:
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