Cobalt Teal Blue ushers in a return to Silly Saturday! This relaxed mixed media abstract painting seems to float and drift peacefully across the paper.
Silly Art Fun on a Saturday
I had this painting waiting, for the finish of the long Zen Series.
And it is actually meant to be viewed after reading and seeing the 7 Days of Zen series.
I thought this painting would be a wonderful end note for Zen, as well as a signal of the ‘start up’ for returning to regular programming of my posts.
Silly Saturdays,
Mondays,
Watercolor Wednesdays,
Friday Photos all shall resume.
My Plan
I wanted a light, airy, spacious image that evoked a feeling of peace and summer drifting by… perhaps on a lake or river.
Something simple, suggestive, soothing and serene.
Materials used
Acrylic Paints….
Pearl Silver
Cobalt Teal Blue
Naples Yellow
Cerulean Blue
Golden paints Fluid
Brayer Holbein professional
Thin Cord
Glass plate
Japanese rice paper
Simple Technique
The paints were rolled onto the glass, then brayered onto the paper. With the thin cord laid down first to act as a stencil like resist.
By having a look at the Zen series, its easy to see how those wabi sabi elements have been integrated into this softly spoken image.
Oh, that’s fun! I’ve done that (a long time ago) but in a very primitive way. The way the string ended up, you almost made a face on the greed patch near the top.Eyes close together and big tongue sticking out. Did you do that on purpose?
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it was random floating, like strands upon the water. I don’t normally, try for, faces into my art images for some reason. it can happen, but by sheer oops.
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You would have had to be a genius to aim for that to happen and have it work out (but maybe you could have done it).
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A dreamy, beautiful zen ending! 🙂
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muy muy gracias!!! 🙂
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What a wonderful idea, I can see this method would bring lots of surprises. I still have Silly Saturday ahead, thanks for a good beginning, Debi, 😄💕
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colorfully talent
brightens this morning 🙂
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🙂 thank you!!!
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great idea and good painting, Debi. I sometimes wonder what would happen to you if cobalt teal blue was sold out, hehe
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hmm. I Would – simply find another to love!! lol
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🙂
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Beautiful Deb, you`ve achieved your goal. 🙂
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What a wonderful way to wrap up your Zen series, Debi. I love it, and thanks for sharing how you got that gorgeous white zinger there in the midst of your painting. Beautiful! ❤
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hi! so glad you like this 🙂 I enjoyed its drifting gently by…. quality. Though others see and feel their own things in it too! Thank you Laura, this process was fun. 🙂
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It looks fun! Thanks for sharing!
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