Thursday, March 16, 2017

Mixed Drinks

Painting by Vicky Christensen, acrylic on 12 x 16 inch Canson Montval acrylic paper 
Today's painting is another done on Canson Montval acrylic paper. This time I applied the first layer of fluid acrylics plus glazing fluid with a Catalyst wedge tool. Subsequent layers were done with a brayer followed by the finishing layer of fluid acrylics.

Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Colored glass

Painting by Vicky Christensen, mixed media on 12 x 16 inch Canson Montval acrylic paper 
Still having fun with the Canson paper. This is another one that started with layers of paint rolled on with a brayer, but this time I scribbled with Stabilo Woody pencils before applying the paint. After a few more layers of paint I used the brayer marks as a guide for outlining shapes with Staedtler watercolor crayons. The final touches were done with transparent and translucent glazes.

Thursday, March 9, 2017

More mixed media on Canson Montval

Painting by Vicky Christensen, mixed media on 16 x 12 inch Canson Montval acrylic paper 

Painting by Vicky Christensen on 16 x 12 inch Canson Montval acrylic paper 
A couple more paintings done on Canson Montval acrylic paper. Top painting: fluid acrylics, high flow acrylics, Staedtler watercolor crayons. Bottom painting: fluid acrylics, Stabilo Woody colored pencils, matte medium.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Fractured flowers?

Painting by Vicky Christensen, mixed media on 12 x 16 inch Canson Montval paper 


Painting by Vicky Christensen, mixed media on 12 x 16 inch Canson Montval acrylic paper
I've been playing with Canson Montval acrylic paper. The top painting was done with fluid acrylics, with extra embellishments from Posca pigment markers. The bottom painting started with a base of brayered-on fluid acrylics, then layers enhanced with Staedtler watercolor crayons and matte medium, plus final layers of translucent and transparent glazes.