Copper Textured Acrylic

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12" x 12" textured acrylic on canvas

Here is the second in this series of larger textured acrylics, using iridescent paints. It is raining and cold outside, so I had to take this photo under the studio lights, but it certainly shows the texture and the coppery lights and highlights which glow in this painting.

On another note, this weekend I will be involved in an art show with 4 of my paintings, and one pie (the entry fee!). It promises to be a great show - and I am looking forward to seeing all the fall colors as I drive further into the country to reach Perrenoud Ranche where the show is being held. If you live in the Calgary area, I hope to see you there!

NEW TEXTURED ACRYLIC

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12" x 12" textured acrylic on canvas

I have begun another textured acrylic series, this time with the iridescent color of copper. This series is also on larger canvasses - 12" x 12" so the paintings have quite a bit more visual impact. I am really pleased with how this first one has turned out...

I haven't named this piece yet. If you have a name you think would suit, let me know in a comment here. I would love to have your input. :-)

Wedding Gifts, continued

Last week I showed you 2 of the 6 commissioned wedding gifts for a very special couple. Here are 2 more.

The colors I was given to work with were very specific... paint chips from the paint store were supplied for some, while this purple was the color used in the wedding invitations and on the wedding website. There is a dual texture going on in this painting, as I have incorporated not only textured medium, but also silver string in the medium to lead your eye through the action of the purple.

In this painting, I have used 2 greens (which compliment one another) in the texture, and cream to accent the edges of the ridges.

Both of these paintings were abstract rather than portraying any images.

Next posting I'll show you the last of the wedding paintings.

Wedding Gifts

Now that the wedding is over, I can show you the pieces I did as the wedding gifts.

The bride and groom were very specific in what they wanted for size, number, and color in my textured acrylic painting, but left it up to me to design the textures and how I put together the color combinations.

The couple wanted 6 paintings which were 8" x 8", in the colors of navy, green, bronze, silver, cream, and purple. The paintings were to hang in their bedroom.

This couple is extremely creative - involved in the arts in every way...theatre, productions, events, music, instrumentation, orchestration, voice, writing of music, and on and on...so I wanted the paintings to reflect the diversity of their talents, and be pieces of art which they would enjoy for years to come. (To give you an idea of how fun the weekend was - the wedding was in a small theatre in the city, with a playbill as the bulletin. The ceremony was even livestreamed to the internet.)

So here are the first 2 of the series. The bronze and silver painting is purely texture while the navy, silver and green are representational of an image... I was thinking of dark waves of water, with the silver as the foaming of the wave action. The green shells, of course, are on the beach, in the midst of the wave movement.

Next week I'll show you the others in this series. Have a wonderful weekend!