From the Artist: This is a 'poured' painting, a method I'm itching to try again. I used Golden fluid acrylics, and did the painting in one session. I stopped at this point because I liked what I saw and felt that it was clearly an abstraction of either an iris or lily. It is quite different from most of my work.
The painting was done by pouring fluid paint onto double-primed, linen canvas which has been stapled onto various height stools and encouraged to dip down in one spot, where the paint ran off the canvas into a basin. The method requires some reaching out to pour and a love of pure color, but it's a lot of fun!
The painting is now mounted and is approximately 48x48" in size. I used Golden fluid acrylics and it was done in one session.
From the Painting Guide: I think this is a very beautiful and striking painting, both in its colors and composition, and has a wonderful looseness to it from the technique used. The paint also has that feathery feel to the edges that I associate with irises.
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Pouring Technique: Like painting wet-on-wet, pouring is a technique that's a mixture of control and happy accident, where you need willingness to experiment and not want to know exactly how the painting is going to turn out before you've even started. Keri's glorious painting makes it look deceptively simple, but remember when you give this technique a try that Keri's an experienced painter, and don't be discouraged if your first attempt isn't to your liking.
The painting was done by pouring fluid paint onto double-primed, linen canvas which has been stapled onto various height stools and encouraged to dip down in one spot, where the paint ran off the canvas into a basin. The method requires some reaching out to pour and a love of pure color, but it's a lot of fun!
The painting is now mounted and is approximately 48x48" in size. I used Golden fluid acrylics and it was done in one session.
From the Painting Guide: I think this is a very beautiful and striking painting, both in its colors and composition, and has a wonderful looseness to it from the technique used. The paint also has that feathery feel to the edges that I associate with irises.
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Pouring Technique: Like painting wet-on-wet, pouring is a technique that's a mixture of control and happy accident, where you need willingness to experiment and not want to know exactly how the painting is going to turn out before you've even started. Keri's glorious painting makes it look deceptively simple, but remember when you give this technique a try that Keri's an experienced painter, and don't be discouraged if your first attempt isn't to your liking.