Thursday, September 30, 2010

Something Different


Recently, my mom came to me wanting some paintings for her spare bedroom. She wanted something simple that would go with the color scheme of the room. So, we went out with paint samples of color found in the room. I then, went into my studio and had some fun! I've been wanting to do some modern pieces like this for quite some time but just didn't have an idea of what to do exactly. So, I just played around with some ideas. I used water in order to wet the canvas and get the paint to dip more than usual. I wanted the green to drip, the brown to be solid and the cream to be feathery. With the cream, I created these flower-like shapes that feathered into the canvas and other colors. Later, I laid the canvas on the floor and drizzled, dripped, and splattered the blue and cream paint over the canvas. I really like how they turned out and I had a lot of fun doing them. They are now hanging in my mother's house. I have some other ideas of some similar modern paintings, so if anyone wants any, just let me know!

Oh, I don't have any official names for these yet, but I'm working on it!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Mosaic Table

Well, believe it or not, I have been working on projects recently like a true artist. This summer I was given a small table that needed a little love. I decided to try something that I have never done before. I went and got some tiles from my local hardware store and then proceeded to smash them to bits. After a lot of hammer-swinging, sweat, and a little blood I had the perfect size tiles for my table. I stained the wood with a dark stain color that went well with the tiles that I had picked out. I used an old mirror that I had and placed it in the center of the table. Then little by little I spread my adhesive and placed my tiles. I also used a mocha colored grout that enhanced the tiles and the darkness of the stained wood. On the side of the table, the grout got a little messy. I think that I have come up with a way to fix this for the next time around so that it could be cleaner and more professional. Overall, I really enjoy this piece and I hope to do more like it.