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Acrylics Anonymous, Issue #069 -- Mood Swings (and Roundabouts). March 01, 2018 |
Passionate about painting with acrylics? Need a monthly fix chock full of inspiration? Need some help to take the pain out of your painting process? It's all here for you. Acrylics Anonymous. Zero elitism. Dive in. If you enjoy Acrylics Anonymous, and you know someone who might also enjoy it, you can share by forwarding it to your friends! If you are receiving this because a friend has forwarded this to you, and you would like to subscribe, click here! 
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Set The Mood When trying to create mood - think very carefully about the exact mood you’re trying to create. Then investigate as many techniques as you possibly can in order to convey that mood as fully as possible. For example, brush technique, composition, colour, subject and medium. 
Good News For Aussie DVD Orders! All Aussie DVD orders are now posted via registered mail, no extra cost! Contact us if you need any further info. Workshop Upcoming Esk There are still a few places left in our Esk, QLD workshop in April. Interested? contact us! Click here for more info about our Esk workshop. Creating Mood. We've written a webpage utilising a few different tips and techniques to create mood in your paintings. Hope you enjoy! Learn simple ways to create compelling mood in your paintings. 
Every month, we choose an Artist from our
forum
to showcase. You can even nominate someone if you like. (Or yourself!). To do this, check out the forum and then send us an email! It’s that easy. This month we're featuring Tracey Dawes' work, from North QLD, Australia, titled "Sunset Marina". Tracey has created abundant mood in this piece with use of soft sunset colours and cosy composition. Click here for more on Tracey's piece "Sunset Marina"
We made it to a list! Feedspot have put our Youtube channel in the top 60 acrylic painting channels. Number 18 to be precise :) Check out some other fantastic acrylic painting channels you may not have come across in the list here: Click here to check out the list. Ciaran Glöbel is an artist and signwriter based in Glasgow. For those of you like me, who are into design and typography as well as painting; check this video out of Ciaran resurrecting an old craft. You will need about 30 seconds to attune your ear to his accent, but you will not be disappointed! Click here to check out Ciaran's impressive work. If you have a link you like, please share it with us! You can contact us to let us know. Thank you! 
This is the section where you can "get your name in lights!" (well at least out there in the internet world!).If you have works in progress you would love to show off, or finished pieces you are particularly proud of, we would love to see them! We especially like to hear about the story behind the creation. This month's story comes from our fellow Lennox Arts Collective member, and wonderfully expressive and colourful artist, Fiona Reddoch From Fiona: "Sea Opals" Today the 2 canvases I am working on, uses Alcohol Inks and acrylics. Alcohol Inks are a popular medium that I have been using for about 6 years and teaching for at least 3 years. Firstly, I need to prime the canvases with an undercoat, as the inks will not perform well if only gesso is used to prime. Then I just make marks and patterns with the inks. Due to the nature of the inks, it spreads and forms further.
I can then manipulate this by using more alcohol, and I use brushes and earbuds to do this, expanding the shapes, adding tones and contrasts until the formation has birthed. I work on both canvases at once, alternating from one to the other and this allows the ink time to form and to intermingle with each other.
A soft tonal wash is added to cover the stark white background. After it has all dried, I then go back in with white acrylic paint and circumnavigate the shapes.
I then add a sky blue and a pistachio mint in acrylic. I like movement, so I add some diluted paint and tilt the canvas so it can escalade down through the vibrant blue inks. The final touch is organic shapes using black ink.
The beauty is these canvases can be hung in any direction as my paintings have no set presentation, therefore allowing the purchaser to make the decision that works best with their décor and space.
Thanks so much Fiona, for sharing your journey of this gorgeous painting with us. For more of Fiona's work, check out her facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/creativelifeoptions/ and Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/creative.options/ Hope you enjoyed this issue of Acrylics Anonymous! If you have any suggestions, comments or feedback for the ezine or our site, please don't hesitate to contact us. Until next time, make sure you chuck some paint around! Cheers from Frankie & Mark :) |
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