Expressive fields of colour, carefully structured by an underlying geometry, were rendered in translucent
washes of acrylic paint — a fusion of painterly skill and improvisational virtuosity.
The lines are meticulously painted on a smooth panel surface that has been treated with
washes of acrylic paint.
Coupled with the ruled graphite lines that demarcate the different translucent
washes of acrylic paint, Martins compositions frequently recall the staff lines of sheet music itself.
The «Wood Grain» and «Carpet» paintings have more muted though still very textured surfaces: The former are painted with thin
washes of acrylic paint to create trompe l'oeil effects, while the latter are pieces of real plush carpet
He creates his Submersion Paintings, in intense blues and saturated magentas, by staining untreated canvases with rich
washes of acrylic paint before applying a thick layer of gesso.
Not exact matches
You can also
wash, and wear, synthetic clothes less frequently and limit your use
of latex and
acrylic paint.
Instead
of spray
paint or latex
paint, I made a yellow
wash using water and two different colors
of acrylic craft
paint (1 oz each
of Craft Smart Butter Cream and Apple Barrel Sunny Day and 1 c. distilled water).
Acrylic artist
paints can be thinned with water and used as
washes in the manner
of watercolor
paints, although the
washes are fast and permanent once dry.
Back in the sixties, Morris Louis developed an innovative method
of painting by «staining» his unprimed canvases with thinned
washes of acrylic pigments, and was one
of the... read more... «Morris Louis unveiled»
Here, Yung Kyung Jeong rolls
acrylic paint in fabric to create her signature mix
of delicate patterns and soft colour
washes.
Her works in oil are as evocative as those in
acrylic / ink / enamel spray
paint and the juxtaposition
of light
washes and heavily layered
paint reinforces contrast in many
of her works.
Journal is ongoing series
of paintings that use gesture and layers
of acrylic wash to reflect the season and place
of each
painting.
More lightly applied than at first appears, Tomasko's
acrylic and oil
washes admit plenty
of air, and she sweeps confidently across corners with a blast
of spray
paint that offer a revealing contrast, with their blurred edges, with the inter-woven tighter cuts
of blue.
using top quality
acrylic paints I can have many
washes of colour and lots
of intense marks too.
David Claerbout Sean Kelly Gallery Olympia (Simulation
of late april snow (not yet permanent 1 day)-RRB-, 2016 inkjet print, collage, tape,
washed ink,
acrylic paint, felt pen and pencil on cardboard image: 15 15/16 x 23 3/8 inches (40.4 x 59.4 cm) paper: 23 5/8 x 31 1/2 inches (60 x 80 cm) framed: 25 3/4 x 33 5/8 x 1 3/4 inches (65.4 x 85.4 x 4.4 cm) DC - 55
The
painting process reveals itself as images and elements are layered with thin
washes of oil and
acrylic paint on wood panels.
The physical act and process
of painting couched in a formal construct is explored by Nola Zirin's thick scraped surfaces, Cecily Kahn's dripping take on cubism, and Marthe Keller's insouciant
acrylic washes.
His decidedly low - key booth featured, among other works, the monochromatic
paintings of British artist Rebecca Salter, who developed her career in Japan and whose layered
washes of acrylic demand close looking.
The first four pieces one sees upon entering, a series
of white, blue, yellow, and black
paintings which utilize
acrylics, oil, and magic sculpt on gesso boards are each adorned with a single word, «
washed», «blood», «bellied», and «power».
The artists graphite drawings highlight her signature flowing lines, while
paintings feature Cooper's technique
of gradually layering
washes of acrylic or gouache over India ink.
Typically composed
of thin layers
of acrylic and oil
paint on panel board, her
paintings employ a broad range
of techniques, deftly shifting between stark graphic lines to loose
washes and thickly rendered brushstrokes.
I
paint mainly watercolors (including pen and
wash) and at times
acrylics (opaque, oil -
painting style), and I find the variethy
of approaches helpful.
Inspired by the enamel stains
of Jackson Pollock and the thin
washes of Helen Frankenthaler, Louis created his Veils by pouring Magna
acrylic paint thinned with turpentine onto unprimed, unstretched canvases.
Trained in the skilled use
of acrylics, oils, and gouache, as well as ink and
wash, fresco, and tempura
painting
Instead
of spray
paint or latex
paint, I made a yellow
wash using water and two different colors
of acrylic craft
paint (1 oz each
of Craft Smart Butter Cream and Apple Barrel Sunny Day and 1 c. distilled water).
I got some
of Martha Stewart's fabric medium to mix with my
acrylic paints because I wanted to be able to
wash this bad boy if needed.
A note about heat - setting the
acrylic paint: In order to make this runner hand - washable (Although I really recommend sponge - cleaning, not fully
washing), I heat - set the
paint by running the completed runner through the hot cycle
of my clothes dryer for about 45 minutes.