Winging it
I feel like I always have a vague plan when I start setting up to paint. I almost always know that plan isn’t going to work. Why? Because it never works the first time. When it does, it’s an anomaly. I often wonder if other artists can actually visualize what they are about to create. I can’t. It just comes out. Sure, I might have a general idea of what I want to do. Maybe some idea of colors and shapes. That’s about it though. And somehow everything I try to make turns into a tree. Yes, you heard me correctly, a tree. Sometimes it might a few trees for good measure.
Even when I do pours, it can still end up looking like a tree.
So although I “wing it” 99.9% of the time, I guess I always fall back on painting trees. I just like them. They come in all shapes and sizes. They can be beautiful and ugly at the same time.
I think I’ve managed to get the hang of creating cells. I’ve increased the ratio of Floetrol (I think I checked the spelling on that at least five times while writing this) to paint. Making the paint thinner has helped bring out some larger cells especially when using silicone (a few drops!). I’ve found the heat gun to be my best friend in a lot of my paintings. It helps provide a natural movement to the paint and often make everything just look a whole lot cooler.
I believe I’ve figured out how to make blooms so that’s pretty fun. Or at least, my novice version of blooms.
And now I’m trying to create….well I’m trying to create something. I want my pours to look like more than splattered paint on a canvas. And I don’t want all tree’s.
I was told that the picture above looks like an oil spill. My ego took a little bump there but I totally get where they are coming from. It does look like an oil spill, I just hate admitting it looks sloppy.
So how do I use the cells to my advantage. I’d love to try out doing an octopus or some strange other worldly creature. I guess I have something to try to progress to. For now, I’m just happy these were photo worthy for now.
The bar is low for now.