Possibilities Abstract Painting
by Marion Hedger
Oil on 6x8in box canvas
Day 17 of Jan 2017 30 paintings challenge
Click Here to see Day 15's painting
Today I am cheating a little. This is an abstract I painted a few months
ago from paint left on my palette. You can see my favourite colours in
this teal, purples and pinks.
I started two abstracts today but could carry neither of them further. I
researched modelling paste and how to use it on the internet and then
went out to purchase some with a firm idea of what I wanted to try.
Well... the paste was way more fluid than I expected it to be, I
expected a thick, grittier paste but what I had purchased did not have
as much body as my gel medium. I couldn't really sculpt it at all and it
took a day to dry, knocking my plans awry. Does anyone have experience
with modelling paste? The only modelling paste I could find in our local
town was Pebeo in a tube.
This is where I ended yesterday's painting I wanted to try a toned down colour scheme to take me out of my comfort zone:
