Sunday, July 7, 2013

More Acrylic Fun: "Underwater Fantasy"

"Underwater Fantasy"
I seem to be hooked on acrylic and negative painting these days. Here is my latest done spontaneously apart from drawing one leaf shape to start. I should pay more attention to the composition, but creating all these seaweed shapes was so much fun!
This is 12"x 12" on a flat Ampersand Claybord panel.

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  1. Gorgeous, Christiane - I see an underwater butterfly in there!

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    1. Hi, Pat. It is so nice to hear from you! I am very pleased that you like this painting.
      My daughter also saw a butterfly in this painting...since it is a "fantasy, I suppose it could be a swimming butterfly:-)
      I wish you a great summer!

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  2. Wow. Water is the winner here. Moving water. Wow.

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    1. Hi, Irina. It seems that we are both into painting moving water these days - I really like your bridge scene!

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  3. you've transported me underwater christiane ... great !

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    1. Jane, I promise to bring you back to the surface eventually:-)
      I hope that you are enjoying your summer.

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  4. I love the palette you've used in this and agree, using this technique and the claybord it is addictive. Gessobord worked for me too by the way.

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  5. Beautiful!! I need to haul out my acrylics.

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    1. Mary,I hope that all is well with you. I am very pleased that you like this painting.
      Have a great summer.

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  6. This is not your usual work but it is riveting...I love the expressive brush strokes and the beautiful colors and the overall movement in this painting

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    1. Hi, Barb. Thank you so much for visiting. You are absolutely right: this is not at all like my usual work, but I am really enjoying this approach - it feels very liberating. I am so pleased that you like it.
      I enjoyed seeing how your talented students handled those pears - great work!
      I hope that you are having a good summer.

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  7. I suddenly feel like going snorkelling! Awesome job Christiane. Very nicely done. It would appear acrylic is suiting you beautifully and your enthusiasm is evident in your work. Hope your summer is going along well with many happy hours of painting. Blessings.

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    1. Hi, Ross. I hope you know how to swim:-)
      I am glad that you like this new type of work. I am feeling very enthusiastic about them.
      My summer is going well, but between taking my elderly mother for medical appointments and spending enjoyable time with several dear house guests, there has been very little time for painting.
      I hope you were safe during those awful floods in Alberta.

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  8. Swim? Yes, even in my in-laws basement the past few weeks. :) But all are well and no casualties. The city is returning to normal. Sorry you are not finding enough time to paint. Summers can go that way, can't they? I see your work is really taking off in new directions Christiane. How exciting that is. Perhaps you will find time to paint again soon. By for now.

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    1. I am relieved that there were no casualties. What strange weather patterns we are going through!
      Hopefully, I will be soon returning to a nice little routine. I am really excited about trying out new things in both the watercolour and the acrylics.
      Take care and I hope that the rest of your summer will be fantastic!

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  9. Thank you so much Christiane! I hope weather will be good and inspiring for your art too! Happy painting!

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  10. This is so beautiful Christiane!! I can't wait to see the next one!

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    1. Thank you, Theresa...but,I don't know if I can live up to your expectations:-)However, I am really enjoying this medium and the ampersand surface!

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  11. This is beautiful, love the layers of colour and great texture shapes, no wonder you keep playing with negative painting, it's working for you!

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    1. Thank you, Bren. I am so pleased that you like this painting. Yes, I am playing with negative painting again:-) I love it!

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