Paintings – Page 13 – Home Office Charm

Maddening mix media

So this week i used some fabric to create a mixed media piece. I was being lazy and I had just watched a video on doing abstract art and the rule of thirds so I experimented with this rule and added some very expensive 100 percent purse wool chalk stripe suiting. I also added a tiny pit of fur that was passed down to me from a friend that got it from a vintage clothes shop in Nottinghill.

Not sure yet what it says. I guess I was experimenting with circles. And where I have incorporated the pinstripe fabric into the painting with pain it reminds me of braces. The red dots look like buttons an all that bling looks rather vulgar to me. It smacks of the ostentatious and excess and commerce for some reason. Perhaps the circles represent coins, money perhaps the red symbolizes blood I don’t know. I’ll have a think….

Fabric paint experiment: Floral abstract

Personal Reflections

The up-cycled ( re used) easel came with two pots of fabric paints and I used them to experiment in some deep art work this week. Working among a group of other artists, I started this project on Tuesday and finished it off today (Sunday). The fabric paints on paper have a rather washed out look. But the black, premium red and gold acrylic give it the texture that I much prefer to see in paintings.

So note to self about using fabric paints only on fabric and not on paintings for walls and interior decoration.

I think it the painting looks like some post apocalyptic flower trying to burst through into a beautiful bloom. I wonder if it will make it.

Nevertheless, I am rather glad that I got the easel and the fabric paints from the show flat of the apartment block. Who knows where they might have ended up.

Taupe, black, rose gold painting

Art & Illustration

I just finished this piece so that it will match my cushions and curtains.

In this piece, I layered the paint out on a base of red and then built up the colours, textures and shapes. I managed to create lovely rose gold. It was all to echo the beige/ taupe black and white pattern in my upholstery.

I took in what I learned from two professional acrylic abstract artists who sell their work for £300. And the up-cycling elements used were the brushes. Blusher brush for the black for smooth light application. Eyeshadow fan brush and eyeliner brush for the other colours.

But I was surprised at how oriental the piece ended up looking. Although there are some similarities between the painting and the cushions/ curtains. The painting seems to have an identity all of it’s own. And I am very glad for that.

The Painting Journey Begins

Personal Reflections

Thanks for joining me!

This is my first work. I was inspired by the colors of my sofa and cushions. You might call it cliche but I did actually want a painting that matched my sofa.

So I did this one. It’s a rehearsal to a bigger 2m version I shall do when I get a bit more confident. I up-cycled an 17 piece makeup brush kit to help create the minute marks in this painting. I used the blusher brush and eye shadow fan brush to provide the lighter strokes. I also used the wooden trays of the gourmet takeaway brand. And the rest of the dish makes for a usable paint pallet.