Demonstrations
When asked to do a demonstration for a group, I try to find out what their interests might be. Recently when ask to do one for plein air, I suggested instead something I was more interested in right now - mixed media techniques. The group was very attentive, asked some great questions, and several folks dropped by afterwards to say they were going to try some of the techniques in their own work. I felt so glad that I'd chosen to share some of the fresh ideas that I use in my own paintings. Mixed media can take a lot of avenues. Just do a search on google or pinterest! Here are two of the completed paintings used during the demonstration. One was begun with black gesso painted onto crumpled aluminum foil, laid over the canvas, and using the end of a brush, lines were scrolled all across the back of the foil. Lifted and allowed to dry. You can still see some of the lines. They felt like a mass of trees with tangled vines and limbs....a mysterious place. Fluid acrylics were layered