An important part of my art is building up textures and colors. Trying coloring the textures before applying.

Today’s intention is practice. I’m practicing lines. Just like everything else I can get in a rut. My lines will be different colors but the same length, style and width. I need to change up my line quality. Practice!

possibilities

Today my intention was create. I had a stack of discouraging canvases. I was thinking, which one should I work on and didn’t have any spark of inspiration. Then I thought take all my discouraging, uninspiring canvases back to white! With some gesso, block out white and molding paste I created walls of possibilities!

I just read about a technique I’d like to try in Nancy Reyner’s book Acrylic Innovation. She calls it “Pattern Fields” pg. 96.  I’m naturally drawn to pattern. I think I’ve been consciously avoiding it, assuming it was “crafty, wallpaperish, gimmicky” even though it’s one of the principles of design. I’m embracing my inter-pattern love! 

Here’s some tips I’ll keep in mind to incorporate pattern in my next piece.

1. organize patterns in asymmetrical areas
2. use spatial effects (i.e. overlap, size and scale) to create the illusion of depth
3. contrast (i.e. color, texture, opacity, solid vs patterned areas)
4. vary the repetition