Every Day in May #5
It’s May 5th - 
Day 5 of the Every Day in May challenge. For the first time in a while, I was feeling up to spending time in the studio today. I walked in and immediately decided I needed to paint. I had an urge to get messy! So, I drew the outline of a woman on a piece of Strathmore 400 linen canvas 246lb paper and started to paint with my Golden Fluid Acrylics. I was completely in “the zone” for several hours as I layered paint upon paint.
I finished the 6″ x 6″ piece and then decided it needed a stretched canvas behind it to make it easy to hang. So, I went to my stockpile of mixed-media acrylic canvases. I had one that was a perfect match to the dress of the woman I had painted.
Considering that I hadn’t painted in acrylic in a while, I’m pretty pleased with it. The gel medium holding the acrylic image to the background is still drying (notice the white around the central image!) but it’s done! Now maybe I can do some drawing…
Looks Great!! I have pieces like that, that I end up adhering to a canvas. And then I wonder, why didnt I just do it on the canvas in the first place? (:
Happy Tuesday Fran!
Comment by bluejude | May 6, 2008
How cool is this! It’s obvious your muse told you to get out the paints. I like the look of layering onto the stretched canvas.
Joanne
Comment by joanne huffman | May 8, 2008