Experimenting with Crackle Paint - 2014

There is something about crackled paint that I am attracted to.  I wanted to experiment with it on some of my paintings.  I used two types of crackle paint in this 24"x 36" acrylic on canvas.  On the turquoise door I used a white crackle paste that I mixed with color and then spread on the canvas with a palette knife.  The crackle on the large pot is a clear crackle paint that I painted over the color once it was dry.  As the crackle dries, it cracks and you can add a layer of paint to land in the cracks.  The following is a large painting where I used both techniques.

 The crackle below is the crackle I applied after the painted pot was dry.

 The paint on the door is the crackle paste. I mixed it with color and spread it on with a palette knife.

 Another close-up of the pot:

The Stool and how it became "Her Perch"

 In past posts I have shared that I have painted several floors in my old house to add a touch of character and "one-of-a-kind-ness".  This floor is one that I did in my dressing room (and temporary studio).  I began to refer to my house as 'my nest' after I did this one.  When I started to plan for the Waldorf show this year I thought that I should have a stool to sit on.  I remembered that I had an oak stool in my basement so I dragged it outside, gave it a good brush off and base layer of white.  I brought it up to my "studio" and set it on this painted floor.  Lightbulb moment.  The Stool became my perch.  Thus:  "Her Perch".  Although I had no plan to sell it at the show,  I could have sold it at least 10 times.  Someone even gave me an idea to paint little ones for children and that is in the works.  I have already purchased 3 unfinished mini stools.

I decided to part with this stool and thought the perfect way to do this was to enter it as a donation into the juried Stonewall Art Auction for Spring 2014.  The event is coming up in a few weeks.

Waldorf Holiday Art Fair November 2013

Summer 2013 Acrylic on Canvas

Art Walk 2013

Art Walk 2012 Keene, NH

 "Ain't Love Grand" 24x24 Acrylic on Canvas

 "True Green" 3x10 Acrylic on Canvas

"Peony" 24x36 Acrylic on Canvas

Display at the Knitting Knook, Central Square, Keene

Latest Floor Painting

After some changes in my home I decided it was time to do another floor. I wanted it to represent how my home is 'my nest'. More details will follow about the process but here is the finished product. In the second picture you can still see the blue painter's tape.