A Party On Earth
Acrylics on Canvas
April 25th, 2006
The Gift
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[Christmas, 1965 or thereabout]
The boy was very young; perhaps 7 or 8 years old. He loved everything about
Christmas - the lights, the music, Santa ...
10 months ago
5 Comments:
is this your original work? how would i know? i don't see no comments.. no notes. WELL, I love it. It reminds me of a dali that I saw at the museum in san francisco, you know those crazy inkings? Well done - if it's yours... If not, than...it's still great.
It is mine. Any Art that you see on my site that is not credited is created by me. I felt goofy about listing my name as the painter. I will rethink that. Thanks, glad you dig it.
Hey, I just put up my newest painting on my blog at myspace.com/zummazumma for you to see, it's a self portrait of me and the birds :)
It's in the blog section of my page.
I like this one a lot, Stu. I think I see brushwork; obviously some "splatter" (probably the wrong term, but I'm sure you know what I mean). Any other techniques involved?
Splatter is an excellent term. Also you can use drip or spatter.
The brush strokes are accomplished with a sponge brush (found at any decent hardware store) and the dots are created by first pouring paint into a doubled dixie cup and then adding clear medium, then mixing with the other end of a regular paint brush. When I get the right color, I pull the brush handle and spatter the canvas. It is hard to see, but the dots are actually several different colors, sometimes different shades of brown. For that, I added more white and mixed.
This painting, as all my others, was a surprise to me, as I had no idea what it would look like until I finished.
I do not envision a final painting. Instead, I choose an initial color (maybe two, but usually one) and then start painting. From there it is complete improvisation, going from start to finish in one session, which lasts from 10 minutes to an hour, depending upon drying times of various layers.
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