Iris

Painting by Vicky Christensen, acrylic mixed media on 16 x 12 inch canvas

Today's painting is the 2nd in my series of floral paintings done by using sgraffito to 'draw' the flower on a thick layer of paint/gloss gel applied to a black canvas, and layers of transparent glazes and tinted gel.

Back to black

Painting by Vicky Christensen, mixed media on 12 x 12 inch canvas

I had an old painting I wanted to make over and wanted to start with a layer of black gesso. Next a layer of titanium white + ultramarine blue + gloss gel, which I carved into with a silicone shaper to draw the flower. Then layers of gloss gel with tints of transparent paint, followed by a layer of glazed color.

Expressionist bouquet

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

This started out as several layers of stencils and random marks then sat for a while waiting for an inspiration. Today it magically became a vase of flowers in a sort of expressionist style. Look closely and you'll see the underlying stenciled layers.