Fire Alignment, by Mary GowBonfire in the landscape?
Why not.
Nothing like a bonfire at the ocean.
Here’s a sandwiching of the painting in my previous post and a photo of a friend gesturing with arms up at a bonfire.
“Sandwiching” is my term for “layering.”
Here’s how I did it using Adobe Photoshop:
1. Reduce the size of both images from large files to 380 pixels wide.
2. Put one image on top of the other and change the opacity of one image to 40%.
3. To reduce loading time I chose “save for web.”
My example is basic sandwiching. This could be the beginning of multiple multiple layers.
Field of Wonder, acrylic on canvas, by Mary GowWhile working on this landscape painting I applied a bit of the water spray on the canvas. You’ll see a more subtle affect here of the paint dripping.
I’ll sandwich it with a photograph in my next posting.
Work in progress, Part 1, acrylic on canvas, by Mary GowWork in progress, Part 2, acrylic on canvas, by Mary GowThese last few weeks I’ve become familiar with the work of Flora Bowley, thanks to local artists, Anna Kazanjian and Regina Jessup.
Here’s a painting I’m working on.
You can see it changing with a bit as I used the spritzing of water onto the canvas, which is a technique that Bowley encourages. I loaded up my brush with paint and without thinking about it, swished it on my canvas then sprayed it with a water bottle. I felt like a kid again as I watched the paint begin to drip. In this example I’m only beginning this dripping technique, stay tuned for more dramatic examples!
I’ll share more as I explore Bowley’s book. It’s easy to participate as you go through the book in what are called “prompts.”
Sprinkled throughout the book are some of the same quotes I’ve saved in my own arsenal of inspiration.
“Overcome the notion that you must be regular. It robs you of the chance to be extraordinary.” – Uta Hagen (from p. 121).
