Over the weekend, I painted a smaller version of a painting that I did a few months back. It ended up being one of the most popular pieces of my work, so I decided to make another on similar. My friend and art colleague, Hal Yeager, was working the gallery this day and captured some images of my progress. Here’s the progress start to finish.
Acrylic on canvas 24x30x1.5″ I used Quinacridone Crimson, Dioxazine Purple, Mars Black, Titanium White, and Irredescent White heavy body acrylics. Tools are various and I have included most of them here in the pictures.
Let me know if you have any questions about the process. I hope you enjoy.
-Olivia
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- Starting out with my Liquitex 3′ brush, blending black and white paints on the canvas in all different directions.
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- Lots of variation once the canvas is covered.
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- Using one of my new tools- a Catalyst Silicone Wedge. Photo by Hal Yeager.
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- I put different colors of paint on the scraper, allowing it to blend it on the canvas. I dropped the scraper on the top right corner. No problem! Leaving the drips. It’s abstract, don’t forget.
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- Photo by Hal Yeager.
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- Good thing about acrylic is that it will erase. Photo by Hal Yeager.
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- Detail.
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- Mixing up my colors. Dioxazine Purple, Mars Black, Quinacridone Crimson. Photo by Hal Yeager.
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- Fun shot of me. Photo by Hal Yeager.
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- Halfway point. As I add each stripe, I allow them to dry.
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- Taking a shot of the painting from above. Photo by Hal Yeager.
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- Detail.
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- Working on the drips. Photo by Hal Yeager.
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- Detail of irredescent white.
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- Nearing the end, I added a some loose highlights of of the light purple with a palette knife.
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- The finished product. I added some drips to make the long skinny lines. Using a loose hand, I added swishes of irredescent white around the edges and on a few high spots of the thicker paint.
