Sunfloer Pour

 This was done with the acrylic pouring technique and materials.  However, I tried to use the approach to make something real, and not so abstract.  I chose to use an offset sunflower as my target image.

So, it turned out looking like an abstracted sunflower, which is what I had in mind.  I like the combination of realism and abstracted-ness.  The colors jump out like all sunflower images.

Blue Pour

 This may be one of my best "pours".  As you have seen previously, I have been experimenting with a technique called "acrylic pouring.  Using diluted acrylic paints and adding some silicone oil, you can get an image that feels "organic". I learned about it from YouTube.

This one uses a hair dryer to move the diluted paint on a wet acrylic base, called a pillow.  Then, the paint and the oil mix and create an image that changes as it develops. The oile creates some voids, which are called cells or latices.

The result of this is stunning to me.  It looks a bit like marine life, due to the blue background, I think.  Some see coral in it.  I just see a fun experiment!

Boat at Sundown

During the past year or so, I've been taken by images with boats and water.  You've seen a number of them in previous posts, like the Blue Boat.

This one is in a similar genre, but the strong sunset colors really makes it pop.  Then, with the boat and water in shade, the colors see to jump out.  That's what I saw when I first saw this image.

Another story, here? Who and why?

Umbrella in Rain

 I loved this image when I saw it.  I really like paths as well as images that can have a story along with it.  A previous painting of a lady in winter has those elements.

The yellow umbrella is very striking.  But, the question is "who left it?" "And, why?" "What went on here and where does the path lead?"

Lots of questions but everyone has their own answers, don't they?

Painting all of those leaves took many hours.

Yellow Flowers

 

Playing golf one day, here in Florida, I saw these flowers in a tree on the course.  The color was brilliant!

So, I decide to make it a "door painting".  It's hanging now outside our door.

Rialto Bridge - Venice

 A neighbor asked me to paint a picture to hang outside his  apartment door.  He wanted something related to water.  And, when we spoke, he told me of a trip that he and his late wife had taken to Venice.  He even had a photo of one of the bridges.

So, I decided to do my own version of the Rialto Bridge, one of the most famous bridges there.  This is only a 12 X 12" painting, but it contains a lot of detail.  Lots of small brushes used

I do like the way that it finished - and so did he!

Path In Fall

 

I got the idea for another "door painting" from seeing a photo like this online.  I thought that showing a path into the background would be welcoming as people visited their friend's apartment.

I showed this to a workout friend and she thought that it reminded her of the road to her brother's cabin in upper New York state.  So, it's going to be wrapped under the tree for him this Christmas.

Thanks, Swifty