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Pouring Acrylic: Funnel and Flip cup Technique on Black
These are the last pouring arts of the day. You can see the videos of these Artworks in my Artys Sister Titktok and Youtube channels. It is more fun to see how art is made, than to read about it. Even so, here is the blog and some painting details. I used a wood panel to make the painting. I added a thin layer of titanium white to the panels to keep the painting from sinking. I had ran out of gesso. So, I used regular acrylic paints as gesso. It gets the job done. In the first painting,...
Acrylic Pouring: Dutch Art in Blue, Yellow and Red
I made two new pouring painting. I used the Dutch pouring painting technique. I photographed two painting details. I also made a video for both my Artsy Sister Tiktok and Youtube channels. Give them a like, a watch and please subscribe. The more the merrier. The first painting was done with dots of blue and gold. I added a little bit of white into the mix. This allowed for the paints to move a little better. It didn’t take a lot of acrylic paints to cover the entire wooden board. I prefer to use wood, instead of a...
Acrylic Pouring: Rainbow Swipe Waves and Random Swipes
I made two new pouring paintings. I also made a video of these artworks. You can check them out in my Artsy Sister Tiktok and Youtube Channels. It has been a bit of a while since I did pouring painting. So, it was a good a time as any to make these paintings. I photographed the main painting and two details. I think they came out alright. I used wood for these paintings. Wood is smoother than canvas. I added a bit of white acrylic over the wood to keep the paint from sinking. I think both artworks...
Barcelo Maya Palace Wall Art Décor Travel
Today, I wanted to write a blog about some of the nice décor I saw in the Barcelo Maya Palace. When one talks about a resort, it is important to talk about the ambience. It depends on what you consider important. As for me, I like to look at random decorations and blog about them. The first thing I wanted to talk about are these cute figurines. They are ceramics that are drawn over. Most of them feature faces of maidens in different outfits. It has quite the peculiar cartoonish style that is quite charming. In the gift...
Teresita Blanco Self Portraits Watercolor Andy Warhol and Frida Kahlo Style
Today, I wanted to show you my latest watercolor projects. I like to post my portraits in pairs. It gives the folks plenty to look at. The first painting is based on an obscure Frida Kahlo painting. Frida’s self-portraits where all about expressing herself. The originally and symbolism behind her work is the main reason why she became famous. When I was in Primary School, the art teacher gave us this assignment. She told us to mimic the style of a painter. The first painting she had us mimic was a self-portrait done Frida Kahlo style. She gave us...