Day 2 of January 30 in 30 - SOLD

Day 2 of "Recycle" - January 30 in 30

I paint mainly with watercolor but I was so intrigued by acrylic that I took an acrylic painting workshop with Pat Weaver.  It was frustrating at times for me but I had a lot of fun experimenting with the medium.

So off I go with my minimal knowledge of acrylic and decided to do part of the challenge using this medium. I'm not so sure if what I'm doing is right but what I know is that I'm having lots of fun recycling cardboard boxes and spending time dabbing paint and prepping my "canvas"!  

For materials, I have my bunch of cardboard (of course) which I cut 8"x8", synthetic brushes, palette knives, box cutter and acrylic paints- heavy body from Blick and Apple Barrel acrylic paints I bought from Walmart which I use to prep the canvas and prevent it from warping.  Well they still warp.

 

My "Recycle" materials

For Day 2, I tried painting with my palette knives.  I did this once at Pat Weaver's workshop and I thought I'll do palette knife painting again. So much fun but find it hard to control.  Well practice makes perfect.

Here's my Day 2 painting

Recycle #2

Acrylic on Cardboard

8" x  8"

If you're into recycling, you can purchase this painting here 

Theme for the Week and Day 1 of January 30 in 30 - SOLD

Mt theme for the week is "Recycle".

My holiday shopping has brought in not only cheers from families and friends but also trash from all the packaging boxes and materials used during shipping. I'm sure all of us have the same experience and have dumped much of these materials in the trash. I know I did. 

That brought me to the theme "Recycle".   For this week's challenge I'll use these cardboard boxes as my canvas. I have no specific subject in mind to paint. I think I'll just go with the flow. Whatever comes to mind as I mix paint and prep my "canvas". 

Here's my first painting for the challenge.

Recycle #1

Acrylic on Cardboard

8" x 8"

If you're into recycling, you can purchase this painting here