Todays session is a continuation of yesterdays image. I started by mixing a wash pigment to coat the entire canvas. The wash is made up of 90% water and a teaspoon of orange paint. I tinted the paint to lower the intensity with purple.
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Next I apply the stain to the canvas. The image carved into the canvas yesterdaya begins to reveal itself.
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After applying the stain I dab at the canvas and remove excess paint in areas I want to accent the image.
This gives you an idea of the subtle markings that the stain has lifted out of the ground.
Next I applied the acrylic gel with the same scraper I used yesterday to apply the gesso. I apply it only in the area of the canvas I am carving into. This is a second layer of carving. It is a carving on top of a carving giving this image a multi layer effect. The gel will dry clear and I will then wipe paint into the grooves to begin the unearthing process.
I must let this dry for about 24 hours.
I move on to another canvas I began last year. Today is the day to finish it or at least bring it up to another level. Again this canvas is calling me to work on it. I have been looking at it for weeks and finally made a decision to work into it again. I decided to use an acrid green color which is a fancy term for green mixed with yellow. I like the contrast of the lime green and the purple.
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The image is a high contrast of yellow and purple before I work into it.
I decide to sand it down to make it more giving to the paint. I also like the white highlights that the sanding brings back into the image.
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I work into it with a very simple palette.
After working into it with the lime green the image has now complete transformed. It is not done and needs a few more thin layers of paint in other colors that are in the same family.
And finally we have the end of todays studio session. The image is completely transformed. I have a few more layers of color to add. These will very light red purples and bright yellows.
