I found a really ugly painting at Goodwill. The stretcher was nice, though, so I bought it with the intention of recycling it. I removed the loose strings and primed the canvas with gesso, before painting.
Andromeda
mixed media (acrylic, cotton string, beads, pottery shards, and glass) on canvas
watercolor on cold press paper
I only have a few more of these little paintings left before the book is full. I was tired of painting on cardstock though, so I did this one on watercolor paper.
I used my day off to play with paints. These are all from found photos, in a scrapbook I found at Goodwill.
Filed under Art, Paintings, Photography
I’m using the seascape and landscape photos from the photo album I found at Goodwill as source material for a series of quick paint sketches. (Quick for me, that is. I’m trying to spend no more than 15 minutes on each one.)
This one was done with Faber-Castell Gelatos and Arteza gouache. I’ve not worked with Gelatos before, but I enjoyed using them with gouache. 11/10 would do again.
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Arteza gouache on 140 lb Strathmore 400 Series cold press watercolor paper
8 x 5.5 inches
I gave in and bought some Arteza gouache paints to play with. I had fun with them, so it was money well spent.
