It’s a new year and a new series of paints have emerged from within my imagination. I’m not sure where I’m going with it, but I feel there is a painting on the brink of something really cool. It started off with a fun day painting on a slab of wood with my little boys. The theme was “Spring” and we all thought “flowers”. Here is what I came up with:
3" x 8"
And then, after thinking a little about these “white pebbles”, I started a different one:
12" x 12" acrylic on wood
I loved the outcome of this, despite the comic-book style (I love comic books, but have never tried painting in that style before … new year, new tries, right?) I was going for the “pebbles” look, but for some odd reason it turned out looking a little like bones. A tower of bones reaching the sky. Or mushrooms. These little white things have a mind of their own. And then I did this one:
20" x 16" acrylic on canvas
Playing with colors, especially with my little boys’ help, has got to be one of the funnest things to do on a cold rainy day. In this painting, above, my little boys helped me with the balloons. They each got to mix two colors together on a pallet and, with a Kombucha bottle lid, dip the lid in their paint and press down on the canvas. Who says a painter can’t be inspired and paint with little kids? You just have to get creative and let them paint too! It’s all part of the fun.
ooo i love the last picture with the baloons! what a neat idea. the pebbles are very cool i love looking at peoples art.. my painting abilities are nothing compared to what i wish they were lol.