"4 O'Clock on Rock Candy Mountain" textured landscape by Carol Nelson

"4 O'Clock on Rock Candy Mountain", 8x8, by Carol Nelson

This is a demo painting I did for some students in my studio.  The cool thing about this painting is the substrate.  It's a burlap canvas panel I found at Hobby Lobby.

I've never seen panels like that before.  Since I'm all about texture, the burlap panel is right up my alley.  To contrast with all that matte texture, I used embossed foil for the "sun."  The shine doesn't show in the photo very well, but looks great in person.

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"Winter Wardrobe 2" mixed media abstract tree landscape by Carol Nelson

"Winter Wardrobe 2"

 

This painting is a demo I did for my Abstracted Tree class yesterday.  I used Golden's Pearl Mica Flake (small) for the "snow".
I really like the effect, and wish you could see it better in the photo.  It goes on as a white gel, but after it dries, all you see is the little reflective mica flakes.

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"Edge of the Forest" textured landscape by Carol Nelson

Edge of the Forest

This painting is so loaded with texture.  I used heavy applications of Custom Patch, Stucco Patch, and Crackle Paste.  Then use a couple texture tools to make marks in the mediums.

detail

 I primed the canvas with Daniel Smith's gold gesso, so the painting has the sheen of the gold showing through here and there.  There are a number of colors that are not showing up that well in this photo, including ultramarine blue, phthalo turquoise, quinacridone violet, transparent red oxide, and nickel azo gold.

The tree trunks were mostly negatively painted, where I painted the background in and left the trunks.  Reminds me of the Michelangelo story where he starts on a block of marble and hammers off everything that is not David.

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"Orange Tree" Contemporary Modern Art Painting By Donna Holdsworth

This contemporary modern painting is done on 11x14 textured stretched canvas.  Painted with Golden acrylics.  Link:Donna Holdsworth Contemporary Art.  Thank you!

The Path Abstract Landscape Painting by MJ Zorad Oil Textured Art

Abstract Landscape Painting
"The Path"
Textured Painting Mary Jo Zorad
16" x 20" on Gallery Wrap Canvas

"When there is beauty witnin you"
From "The Breath of God"

When you understand that the great source of satisfaction exists within you, just as you are, then you don't need to bother with anything else. Very simply, when there is beauty within you – when there is love within you – then love grows up everywhere in your life. When there is giving in you, then giving grows up everywhere in your life. Then there is no need to manipulate or change anything, because there is already something utterly amazing in you as you are.

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