Painting Experiment!

This blog was super fun to make! I wanted to experiment a little and take a break from my pursuit of realism painting, but it turned out to be some great material for a blog! It started out as a painting intended to be entered in the Rotary Art Show this summer, but didn't come out as planned.

Well, I left it for a few months in hopes that someday I would be able to use the canvas again. And what do you know...the day came! I was watching YouTube videos on acrylic pouring and thought it would be an amazing experiment since I already had the extra canvas. I gathered all the supplies and went for it! It was definitely messy but worth the fun (see slide show below). Be sure to look out for more acrylic pouring by JCA.

While paint was still wet

The next day

The paint lost it's sheen a nd c. that's just something to expect when using dollar store paints. racked a bit..

after being sprayed

It regained it's shine but the varnish made it bubble and crack some more.

This is when I had completely finished it. It was super fun and I definitely learned a thing or two from trying this technique!