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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

The Watchers (or Alien Invasion!)

These are two examples I did for my watermedia class this afternoon - the red was done ahead of time and the blues were the demonstration.  The technique is done by squeeging acrlic paint which has been arranged in a specific manner - in this case to form figures when squeeged in a specific direction.  After the paint dries, I added detailing with Sharpie markers and gold glitter paint. These are done on chips of mat board 8"x 10" and 9" x 12".  We had a lot of fun this afternoon doing this project!

6 comments:

Autumn Leaves said...

They remind me of religious paintings of monks. I love both of them!

Watercolors by Susan Roper said...

Wow Barb! I have used a squeegee on Yupo paper, but never on matboard. This is super and I love the dynamics of it.

Barb Sailor said...

Sherry - I can see the likeness to monks - thanks for your comment.

Barb Sailor said...

Susan - thanks for commenting - I have never tried to squeegee on YUPO - I'll have to try this.

renate said...

Hello Barb:) How original your artwork is! Love it! I also loved your trees and cliffs. Very beautiful!!

Barb Sailor said...

Renate...thank you so much for following my blog and commenting on the artwork. Your comments and opinions are so appreciated.