Thursday, May 6, 2021

Paint Party Friday 5/7

Greetings!
 
 It's party time with Eva and Kristen over at Paint Party Friday.  I missed last week due to taking some time off to rest my low back. It is much better and I am now waiting for a referral to Mr. M's doctor to get an injection. 
Oh what fun, (NOT)
Today it's storming and so I made it an art day. 
This is 20x16" gallery canvas painted with acrylics.
Step one.
Paint anything in black and white. This is my niche.
Painting in black and white is what I love.
So here is the Black and white.
Allow to dry thoroughly.
 
Step two.
I make my own liquid flow mix but you can use what ever you like. I mix a 60% Slow drying jell to 40% Flow Improver and then add some air brush  flow aid. Just enough to make the mix easy to brush on the the canvas. You can use any kind of flow aid medium.
Make sure the mix covers the entire painting in a thin coat, making sure that there are no streaks. You want just enough to cover. If you think there is too much take a paper towel to wipe the canvas.
Then using any colors you like, place a small amount of paint onto your brush and paint back and forth across the canvas. The color will blend and flow into the black and white.
I really love this effect. I started with Dioxazine Purple, Quinacridone Carmine, it's a red, Indian Yellow, Chromium Green light, Burnt Umber and then some Sepia. I don't know if you can see the beautiful browns in the rocks, but they turned out pretty good. Anyway to my eye.
This is a fun way to add color to any painting I hope you try it out.
Be sure to stop by PPF to see what all the other artist have created.
 
Be Safe Out There And Still Wear A Mask!
 


Nicole/DVArtist 
Honor and integrity in art, in life. 
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26 comments:

Christine said...

It is a beautiful painting Nicole!

Tom said...

...I hope that your back is on the mend.

Valerie-Jael said...

Beautiful painting, happy PPF, Valerie

Iris Flavia said...

This came out beautiful! Good luck with your back!

Barbara said...

Wow, a beautiful result! Injections can work wonders and they are easy to tolerate. You will do well!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

I really LOVED watching how the painting progressed to its beautiful conclusion. It is gorgeous. I hope your back is better with each new day.

Hot guys said...

The b&w version is givin' me mysterious and even kinda creepy vibes...

Love that! 🖤🤍 Still, I do love me some colorful kinda vibes, too! 🧡💚🧡💚

Divers and Sundry said...

I do hope your back is better soon! That's an interesting technique. Great outcome!

carol l mckenna said...

Nicole ~ both are awesome ~ very creative ~ lots of healing energy hugs to you ~ Xo

Living moment by moment,

A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Lisca said...

I thought your black and white painting was beautiful. Then I read on and saw what you did with colors. Amazing! Fascinating to read what you do and use to get these colors.
Have a lovely weekend,
Keep smiling,
Lisca

Giorgio said...

What a marvelous black and white painting! Congratulations!

I hope you will feel better soon, Nicole!

Gillena Cox said...

Beautiful art and thanks for the process note. Happy you dropped by my blog today.

Much❤love

Mae Travels said...

Feel better soon! I hope they really have remedies. Backs are complicated.

best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

Linda Kunsman said...

i love both the black and white and the colored canvas equally Nicole. I'm guessing you are thinning your acrylic paints this way(?). I do have some High Flow paints and also have tried Slow dry and Matte medium to thin and slow paint drying time. I think they are Golden brand. Have a great weekend and happy PPF!

Rita said...

I never thought of painting black and white first and then glazing with color. That turned out really nice! :)

https://linsartyblobs.blogspot.com said...

I've not tried this technique, very interesting, may try it out one day.

Lowcarb team member said...

I do hope your back improves soon ...
Take Care.

I enjoyed seeing both of these paintings.

All the best Jan

WendyK said...

Lovely painting, great technique. hope your back improves.

Jennifer Rose said...

that looks great 😀 the black and white under painting really help the colours to pop[

peppylady (Dora) said...

Sorry about your back, great job on your landscapes. Happy PPF
Coffee is on and take care

Elkes Lebensglück said...

The picture is beautiful whether b / w or color and the technology is great how you do it, thanks for the info.
Get well soon for your back!
I wish you a happy weekend, Elke

ashok said...

Get well soon Nicole. Have a great weekend

NatureFootstep said...

what a great idea for a painting. Both versions are beautiful. A good thing with taking photos is you keep the basic steps. I am not good enough on painting so I doubt I would do well trying it. But I bookmarked your post!

Cathy Kennedy said...

Nicole,

I would love to paint for real. I'm too scared to try. I did buy some black sketch paper and white charcoal to try. I love Rain's black and white facials, so I may try doing the same. I also got some chalk to use on the black sketch paper. It'll be interesting to see how this new medium works for me.

Magic Love Crow said...

This is so cool Nicole! Thanks for explaining! Love the painting! Big Hugs!

BLOGitse said...

I like both of these. B&W has always kind of veil of mystery, colored are more 'open' to look at...
Have a good week!