A CHILLING EXPERIMENT

Want to know what's more fun than watching paint dry??

Squeezing paint out of tubes! 

Not my own idea, I borrowed it from another artist's blog, wanting to try it for myself.  The reason is to have handy several shades of acrylic paint at your palette knife tips, without the hassle of opening & closing lids which ofttimes are stuck. The sectional has mointened felt fastened inside lid and it is stored in your fridge whereby it may keep up to 2 months or more.  

Having so many almost-used tubes, this appealed to me and last night I emptied 24 of them with the great help of a tube wringer.  Another practical thing: when tube has 1/3 to 1/4 left, half the time it is too firm and really should be used up before unusable. As additional means to keep fresh, I keep the sectional in a plastic bag in fridge. 

Another realization: no matter how icky the lid gets on a tube of Liquitex brand acrylic, they are always easy to open!

STEP by STEP in ACRYLICS

I had a sketchy idea 

    of the composition, so quickly blocked it in using a bit of  negative painting.  Although totally enamored with the lillies, the 2 canvases had to be tied together with something less dramatic, while giving the bottom weight and enhancing their delicate beauty.    Patterned cloth, with contrasting colors of those in background and flowers provided the necessary anchor.

When painting wraparound canvas, one must keep the painting going over the edges; so as details progressed, they happened on the sides as well.  

 

LILLYSCAPE

  This particular project has given me unparalleled satisfaction and I had Fun every minute of it.