Do you remember the first time you painted? The pure joy of smushing color about? The miracle of watching colors interact? The visceral thrill of seeing just what the stuff would do?
Sometimes, as we gain skills and get more “serious” about art, it’s easy to get caught up in outcomes and we forget just how fun paint can be as a material.
Pouring with acrylics can take just about anyone back to that immediate delight of handling pure color.
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Here is a video to show you a basic technique with pouring .
But you ought to know there is SO MUCH more it can do! For instance, have you seen Brazilian painter Beatriz Milhazes’ exuberant canvas collaged with layers of acrylic sheets in eyepopping colors and forms?
Image courtesy of James Cohan Gallery.
I created this piece using pouring medium and string gel combined.
You can create sheets like the delightful Brazilian artist eatriz Milahze and use them to collage.
I’ll be teaching all this and more at my workshop on February 11 right here in my studio in Emeryville. I’m so excited about my new location because it’s within walking distance of plenty of hotels and restaurants. So if you want to have a little San Francisco getaway, the Hyatt, Sheraton, Hilton, Holiday Inn, Woodfin Suites, etc. are all within blocks of my studio.
P.S. Registration starts TODAY and the first 5 people to sign up are getting this cool bonus worth $40
A pack of 2 acrylic inks, 2 soft body colors, a medium, a mini canvas and a palette knife.