In my board experiments, I noticed that layering paper with various colours of acrylic paint is very effective as it creates not only depth from the different colours, but also a rougher texture in desired areas, which mean greater detail and precision can be shown. In the image above I used acrylic paint, PVA glue, pen, hairspray, paper. To make it more personal to me the writing you can see in the image, is section of a photocopied letter I got from my closest friend in Lithuania about 7 years ago, it relates to my theme because every time I read it it takes me back to my home country and the places there.
These two pages I focused on my older technique where I select appropriate oil paint colours and apply them on a plastic wallet and then press the paint down onto a surface, However this time I decided to try it out on a black acrylic paint background rather than plain white paper. I have done this once before, however last time I did not apply enough oil paint, hence the colours did not stand out as well. The media I used was oil paint and black acrylic paint on paper. The reason I like this technique is the way the oil paint dries, because it is a thicker amount of oil paint, it does take a little bit longer to dry, but the end result is rough and matt finish texture which looks very effective. This technique also allows to be creative in terms of combining different colours and shades that compliment well with each other, and see how they also mix up in the process to create other colours. The only down side to this is that the outcome is very unique, hence although I can try to use the same colours, so each time the outcome can be different, in terms of texture, thickens of media and colour visibility.
This experiment relates back to another experiment I have created some time ago (image bellow) For some time now I haven't really thought about the process of applying thick amounts of paint onto a surface for marks and texture. So I decided to once more try it out. This time in more relation to greenery and ground, unlike my other experiment which focused on the sky.
The main photograph I got inspiration from is the image bellow. For this work I used white and black acrylic paint, pen, hairspray, and a mixture of ink on paper.
As you can see in the close up photograph of my work, this technique surely creates effective detail with a colour contrast that compliments each other, however I'm not too sure if this technique fits in with my final piece ideas and intentions, one reason being that it lacks something else, there is of course the possibility of incorporating this with other techniques or only applying this technique in a small section of whatever will be my final piece, however I do want my final piece to be detailed, but not overdone which would make it overwhelming, hence it is important to balance everything out. So although this technique is successful, in terms of my final piece, I may have to depart from it, as it isn't exactly suitable in my opinion.
The two most effective surface and texture pieces of work
Referring back to the technique in which I mix oil paint onto a plastic folder/wallet and then press it down on a surface, I have recently discovered hot to take this method even further, to create a texture that can be used in painting a specific subject such as the sky or water.
This first experiment is created using the method described above, I only used oil paint on paper for this art work. The only alteration I have made for this is that when I pressed down the oil paint onto the paper, I covered the page with tinfoil and just left it to dry. Later when It was dry I removed the tin foil and ended up with this result. The surface hence was quite rough and both smooth in some areas and the paint looks quite matt. This is one of my most favourite pieces of work, mainly because the colours look as if it is a small section of a painting, personally to me it looks like a cross over between two paintings by Vytautas Kasiulis and Joseph M.W. Turner. It tricks the mind, it both reminds me of a blurry image of a lively street in the night, or a boat (bottom brown paint near the centre) in the sea with the city lights further behind reflecting into the water. Although everyone's imagination may think of a different landscape scenery I think this technique is effective to paint soil, sand or other rougher non shiny surface or the sky.
These are the two paintings, that my artwork reminds me off. Above on the left is a painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner ‘Yacht Approaching the Coast, oil paint on canvas, London Tate Museum. On the left painting by Vytautas Kasiulis 'Mulen Ružas’ (Moulin Rouge) oil on canvas, 1980’s, taken in Vytautas Kasiulis Art Museum. Both photographs have been taken by me.
Lastly the images above are of my second attempt, for which I also used oil paint on paper applying the media in the same technique, however this time instead of covering the paint with tinfoil, I used a clear plastic wrap. Because the plastic wrap is very light and creases quite easily if not applied smoothly, as seen in the image on the right, it leaves marks in the oil paint. I like the way this technique creates a surface that tricks the eyes to thinking the plastic wrap is still on the paint and like the paint underneath is still not dry, when in fact it is just dry oil paint. This type of technique is effective for painting water surfaces, as the surface appears glossy and reflective of light as well as smooth. The only downside about this piece of work is the turquoise green colour does not really bled in nicely with the other colours, and it looks artificial and unnatural to me.
Overall I believe these two methods will be useful for creating my final piece, as I will be able to create a texture that matches the surface I am painting which will add more detail and make it more realistic, and interesting ass it will not be the same type of surface all across the painting.
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