…..Days 20 and 21
In Carla Sonheim’s on-line class we were instructed to create a still life using a scraping technique using an old credit card. Any left over paint on the card could be scraped off onto another piece of paper that could be used in future projects.
I loved this process. My brush pens didn’t give me the desired effect that Carla was looking for so I used the credit card to make all my marks. Jill Kuhn also used bubble wrap to stamp on some colour and I really liked that so I tried that as well. The flowers go off the page in this piece so the vase and the pear are the focal points of this still life. I know that I’m going to experiment with this technique some more. It’s very addictive. I even really like the art paper I created from the left over paint.
Mama Cormier 
This is beautiful!
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Thank you Laura. It was a lot of fun to do. Very liberating.
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Fascinating
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Thanks Derrick. I guess it’s a little like using a palette knife but with less control.
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I LOVE this, Carol! I like the jaggedy quality to the flowers combined with the bubbles which give an overall softening of the scene … but mostly my eye is attracted to the blue and yellow in the vase which seems to anchor the image.
The more I look at it, the more I like it 💕
I hope you’ll experiment more with this technique.
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Thanks Joanne. I’ve been playing with a mat this morning, moving it around the painting and you’re right. The vase is the main focal point. I’m sure I will play with this technique some more, maybe even today. It’s such a dull grey day. I need some colour in my life.
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At this time of year, I agree!!
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Beautiful!
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Much appreciated. Thanks!
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Love them! What a cool idea 🙂
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Try it, it’s a lot of fun. Just don’t give up if it doesn’t turn out the way you envisioned. Turn it into something else.
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Like the pattern/texture the bubble wrap gives.
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Me too. Thanks for leaving a comment Dorothy.
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My favorite painting tools are credit cards and make-up sponges.
These paintings are great!
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Thank you Judith. Sometime I love using my hands as well.
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