Abstract Acrylic on stretched canvas - Untitled 2017 #1

Abstract Acrylic Knife Painting 18 x 24cm Untitled 2017 #1

Substrate:  Mont Marte Studio Series 18 x 24cm/approx. 7" x 9.5" (280 Studio Cotton Duck Single Thick) stretched canvas covered with thinned Unbleached Titanium.  

Painting:  Mostly using a painting knife and thick application of:  Atelier Interactive Light Red Ochre and Matisse Structure: Unbleached Titanium, Paynes Grey, Van Dyke Brown, Australian Sienna, Trans. Venetian Red and Aqua Green Light.

Acrylic Abstract - Untitled

Acrylic Abstract Painting

Matisse: Diox Purple, Cobalt Teal, Southern Ocean Blue, Burnt Sienna, Australian Sap Green , Australian Yellow Green and Jo Sonja Titanium White. Colours were blended together with a brush, fingers and painting knife.

Abstract Pouring using Liquitex Airbrush Medium - Untitled

An experiment into alternative mediums for pouring acrylics.

Untitled Acrylic paint pre-mixed with Liquitex Airbrush Medium on 8x8x1/2 inch (20x20x1.3cm) stretched canvas

Painted over a used canvas with some texture using Liquitex Airbrush Medium and some water mixed with Matisse Structure (Pthalo Green, Pthalo Blue, Matisse Indigo) & Jo Sonja Flow Acrylics (Smoked Pearl) - in squeeze bottles to a running consistency.

Close up Acrylic Pour using Liquitex Airbrush Medium & Water

Close up at right shows some of the ridges from the painting underneath and how the paints have flowed, mixed and cracked when dry.





Abstract - Rough Water

With this painting I was trying a different way of getting colours to flow across the canvas.

"Rough Water" Jo Sonja paints on 8x8x1/2 inch (20x20x1.3cm) stretched canvas

Base was painted with Jo Sonja's background colour Blue Lagoon and left to dry. Canvas was sprayed with water and Jo Sonya Indigo, Ultra Blue Deep, Blue Lagoon (used previously in base) and Titanium White were spread with a painting knife. More water was sprayed, canvas tipped and a straw was used to blow colours around.

The painting has a rough texture to the touch, especially in the bottom left where the paint was thicker.

The painting has been sealed with Atelier Interactive Fast Medium/Fixer.

Blue & White with Green

"Blue & White with Green" acrylic paint on 8x8x1/2 inch (20x20x1.3cm) stretched canvas

The canvas was painted with Jo Sonja background colour in Blue Lagoon. When dry, Matisse Structure acrylics in Titanium White, Jo Sonja acrylics in Ultramarine and Green Lt along with the background colour were spread with a painting knife until I was happy with the result. When dry the green wasn't as strong as I wanted, so I added a few more strokes with the knife.

The painting has been sealed with Atelier Interactive Fast Medium/Fixer.

Abstract - Red & Black

"Red & Black" acrylic paint on 8x8x1/2 inch (20x20x1.3cm) stretched canvas

Matisse Structure acrylics in Matissa Red Lt and Carbon Black were spread with a painting knife, working from the centre out. When dry I added a few more strokes of the Red until I was happy with the result.

The painting has been sealed with Atelier Interactive Fast Medium/Fixer.

Abstract - geometric shapes

Acrylic paint on 12x16x1/2 inch (30x40x1.3cm) stretched canvas

Texture was created with Atelier Interactive Gel Medium and a painting knife.

Glazes made up of Matisse Gel Medium (gloss) mixed with Matisse Structure acrylics approx. 1:1. Transparent Yellow Oxide, Yellow Oxide, Naples Yellow, Venetian Red, Raw Umber, Burnt Umber, Transparent Umber, Burnt Sienna, Transparent Venetian Red and Titanium White were painted in rectangles. Titanium White plus water was splashed all over and lines of Carbon Black were pressed on with a painting knife and ruler.

The painting has been sealed with Atelier Interactive Fast Medium/Fixer.

Abstract Landscape - Blue Sky, Red Earth

"Blue Sky, Red Earth" acrylic paint on 8x8x1/2 inch (20x20x1.3cm) stretched canvas

A base of three layers of Atelier Interactive Napthol Red Lt was left to dry. I was trying to get a smooth layer for another project but couldn't so this canvas had been left untouched for months.

Jo Sonja Carbon Black was used to mark where the horizon line would be (just a little below centre). Matisse Structure acrylics in Transparent Venetian Red, Deep Rose Madder, Transparent Umber, a touch more of the Carbon Black (land), Australian Sky Blue, Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine and Atelier Interactive Mixing White (pearl/titanium) (sky) were brushed on roughly and leaving the red base to show through in places.

The painting has been sealed with Atelier Interactive Fast Medium/Fixer.

 

Abstract - Blue & White Stripes

"Blue & White Stripes" thick acrylic paint on 8x8x1/2 inch (20x20x1.3cm) stretched canvas

A base of Jo Sonja Ultramarine Deep was left to dry.
 

Stripes of Matisse Structure acrylics in Ultramarine, Cobalt Turquoise, Cobalt Teal, and Atelier Interactive Mixing White (pearl/titanium) were placed from the tube onto the canvas then brushed roughly back and forth to blend slightly only.

Mixed Media Abstract - Blue & Green on Gold

"Blue & Green on Gold" acrylic paint, impasto/modelling paste on 8x8x1/2 inch (20x20x1.3cm) stretched canvas

This painting started out as a comparison of Atelier Interactive moulding paste (top left), Matisse Impasto Medium (top right), Matisse Gel Medium (matt) (bottom left) and Matisse Structure Acrylic Transparent Venetian Red (bottom right) using a painting knife.

This was then followed by a layer of Jo Sonja Gold and when dry a glaze (colours mixed with Atelier Interactive Glazing Liquid (gloss) approx. 1:1) of Matisse Emerald. Several glazes of Matisse Structure acrylics in Emerald, Southern Ocean Blue, Cobalt Turquoise, Cobalt Teal, Prussian Blue and Atelier Interactive Mixing White (pearl/titanium) followed until I was happy with the result.

The painting has been sealed with Atelier Interactive Fast Medium/Fixer.

Abstract - Colours of the Ocean

"Colours of the Ocean"Acrylic paint on 12x16 inch (30x40cm) canvas panel

I painted this last year when I purchased my first large painting knife (#11) from Liquitex's freestyle range. See my painting knives (my #9).

 

Paint was squirted onto the canvas panel straight from the tube and spread back and forth with the knife until I was happy with the look.

 

Colours used:  Atelier Interactive acrylics in Cobalt Turquoise Lt, Pthalo Turquoise, Pthalo Blue, Prussian Blue and Titanium White.

 

The painting has been sealed with Atelier Interactive Fast Medium/Fixer.

 

Abstract - untitled - glazing and textures

Acrylic paint on 4x4 inch (10.2x10.2cm) Mont Marte canvas board

Texture was created using Matisse Impasto Medium (bottom left - shaping with a painting knife and impressing with a plastic lid) and Golden Glass Bead Gel (top right mostly).

Glazes made up of Atelier Traditional Glazing Liquid (gloss) mixed with Matisse Structure acrylics approx. 1:1 were painted in a pleasing design. Cobalt Blue, Cobalt Turquoise and Southern Ocean Blue (1st layer) and several layers of Pathalo Blue, Cerulean Blue and Diox Purple were used. A final thicker (more paint than glazing liquid) was added to a few ridge edges (particularly over the diox purple).

This started out as a test but I really like it so I'm thinking of mounting this on a large square of white board to provide approx. 4 inch (10.2cm) border. I will certainly be painting a larger version too.

Abstract - untitled - glazing and heavy gel

Acrylic paint on 4x4 inch (10.2x10.2cm) Mont Marte canvas board

Glazes made up of Atelier Traditional Glazing Liquid (gloss) mixed with Matisse Structure acrylics approx. 1:1. Diox Purple, Cobalt Teal, and Cobalt Turquoise.

Texture was created using Crafters Workshop Ringlets stencil and Atelier Traditional Heavy Gel (gloss).

A couple of glazes of Diox Purple (and wiped off the high levels).

This started out as a test but I really like it so I'm thinking of mounting this on a large square white board to provide approx. 4 inch (10.2cm) border.

Abstract - untitled - glazing over texture using red/yellow oxides

Acrylic paint on 12x16 inch (30x40cm) stretched canvas

Texture was created using a stencil and moulding paste, Golden Crackle paste, Golden Clear Granular Gel, & Golden Glass Bead Gel. (You can't see the stencil in the finished work but in the close up you can still see the shape of the crackle paste). Matisse Deep Rose Madder was watered down and poured over the canvas, leaving a red stain in places.

 

Glazes made up of Atelier Traditional Glazing Liquid (gloss) mixed with Matisse Structure acrylics approx. 1:1. Paynes Grey, Indigo and Permanent Maroon along the bottom (I should have thinned these much more and I went too dark too early and couldn't get all the colour back in that I wanted).

 

Many layers of glaze followed with Deep Rose Madder, Venetian Red, Transparent Venetian Red, Matisse Red Lt, Yellow Oxide, Transparent Yellow Oxide, Yellow Mid (Azo), and Australian Sienna (reds to the bottom and yellows to the top mostly, but with just a little crossover to unify the colours).

 

I haven't decided if I will layer some more so I will varnish with a thin layer of acrylic gloss in the future to protect it.

 

Close up of texture:

 

 

Abstract "Hidden Lane"

Acrylic paint on 8x8 inch (20x20cm) stretched canvas

This is a reused canvas which has been covered with modelling paste with a painting knife. There are a few ridges and rough spots.

Matisse structure acrylic (naples yellow lt (1st layer only), Australian sienna, red oxide, yellow oxide and burnt umber) mixed with gel medium (approx 1:1) was brushed in two layers of horizontal and vertical lines. It was actually painted up the other way and looked like a 'U'. When I was about to add a 3rd layer I turned it upside down and loved it.

The painting currently hasn't been sealed or varnished, but a coat of satin will probably be added to protect it.

Abstract using plastic bag to mix colours on canvas

Acrylic paint on 8x8 inch (20 x 20cm) stretched canvas

A thin layer of Atelier Interactive acrylic paint (pthalo blue, pthalo turquoise, cobalt turquoise lt, pthalo green and titanium white) was randomly brushed all over the canvas.

When dry, these same colours were placed in globs straight from the tube around the canvas. A sheet of freezer paper was crumpled and then covered the wet paint. I gently pushed all over to mix the colours together. The freezer paper was removed while the paint was still wet leaving a ridged texture all over. The paint was quite thick and a lot came off with the freezer paper.

The painting has been sealed with Atelier Interactive Fast Medium/Fixer.