More stencils and glazes

Painting by Vicky Christensen, acrylic paint and mediums, paint pens

Here's today's painting, another one with lots of stencils finished with layers of translucent glazes. I used Posca water-based paint markers to draw the branches and outline the leaves.

More fun with texture

Painting by Vicky Christensen, acrylic paint and mediums on 16 X 12 inch canvas panel 

Painting by Vicky Christensen, acrylic paint and mediums on 16 X 12 inch canvas panel 

I really like adding texture to my paintings, especially when I add stenciled layers of gloss gel over an underpainting then glaze with a transparent color. I find myself wondering if I am getting repetitive but I do love the intense color and the sense of depth.

Recycling old art

Painting by Vicky Christensen, mixed media on 16 X 12 inch canvas panel 

This painting started as an experiment with acrylic and alcohol. I have seen examples of using alcohol to create 'blooms' in acrylic paint and wanted to try it. I also wanted to try my new Posca paint markers. But then I was stuck until I remembered an old watercolor painting that I had abandoned. So I used pieces of that old painting as collage elements. Add more paint and marker highlights and you have today's painting.

More drips, drops and textures

Painting by Vicky Christensen, mixed media on 20 x 16 inch Ampersand Hardbord 

 This is my first time painting on Ampersand Hardbord. I prepped the surface with Golden GAC 100, followed by a couple layers of gesso. The first layer of paint was drips and spatters of high flow acrylics. Then I collaged with scraps of painted tracing paper. For the next layer I covered the board with raised stencils of light gloss medium. I glazed over the stencils and wiped off the excess, letting the stenciled areas act as a resist. I liked the vibrant colors so I decided to not follow with translucent glazes to calm down the color.

Here is what it looked like after the drips and spatters (and spritzes of water):

Floating leaves

Painting by Vicky Christensen, mixed media on 16 X 12 inch canvas panel 

 This is another experiment with fiber paste and raised stencils. I wanted to see if I could get some watery effects. I didn't get all the effects I wanted, but picked up some ideas for future paintings.

Update:
The color in the upper part of the painting was bugging me, so I decided to glaze it with phthalo blue. Here is the updated version:

Same painting after glaze

Here is the painting in earlier stages. When I was at this stage I thought it was too light. Now I wish I would have kept the lighter hue.