Canvases

Other than experimenting in paper in my sketchbook and before creating big board paintings, I have also previously experimented on canvases.










The images above are of a canvas painting which focuses on layering texture. For this work I used acrylic paint, ink, pen and hairspray on a canvas. I began from the base, by applying white acrylic paint in circular motions making sure the paint is applied thicker than usual, so that once it dries the surface becomes textured and uneven. I then got orange, purple and white ink and mixed it all together, then I poured the ink all over the canvas to create free flowing marks and lines, once it dried some of the ink colours such as orange stood out from the whole painting making it appear more highlighted.

I also tried out a different technique on a canvas, firstly by using white acrylic paint to create a base background, then I followed the technique of using a plastic folder and oil paint and folding the plastic folder, in order for the oil paint to mix, I then pressed down the paint onto the canvas to create this painting.

 For my next piece of work my main inspiration came from these two photograph above.

To begin with I got a square canvas and cut out the middle of it just a little bit smaller than the transferred technique photographs of the sky and the beach which I combined together fro a more in depth result. I then glued the images down from the back of the canvas so that the images would appear like a framed photograph. I then glued down different pieces of paper onto the canvas for a more textured effect, Using oil paint I began painting a background similar to the colours of the sunset sky photograph, In my opinion the colours turned out quite bold and dark which in some sense prevented the middle photographs to stand out from the rest of the canvas.

To make the painting look more subtle I dipped a paintbrush into turp substance and went over the oil paint on the canvas creating streaks which created these in depth lines of different colours showing through, I then also applied some white acrylic paint round the edges to make the whole canvas look as a single piece. Lastly I went over some sections of the canvas with  some coloured acrylic paint.

Although some of these experiments did turn out quite interesting, I didn't feel like they matched my theme ideas and restricted my abilities, as for instance unlike board, a canvas is more limited to size and scale that I would have needed for successful pieces of landscape artwork. Also the technique of cutting out the middle of a canvas, has not proven to be successful as it is tricky to cut out a perfect square or rectangle, as well as gluing down the image onto it. Also by cutting out a part of a canvas it becomes weaker and harder to work on, hence being able to apply a generous amount of media as I do for my work.