ADULT PLAYTIME

Sometimes I just have to get out some paints and experiment.  Last week the urge hit and before I stopped, I had tried three different methods of painting on 12X12 canvases.  I don't think any of these are masterpieces, but I was okay with the results and my limited abilities.

Being vulnerable with you, and not looking for praise or criticism, I'll show them to you in the hope of inspiring you to get out your crayons (or any other media you like) and play for a few hours and see what happens.  The trash is always an option, or you may decide to take a class.  I did have inspiration photos of really great art, but I am not going to even go there and put them beside my afternoon of playtime stuff.

Here's the first one and my favorite

I have seen a lot of very serene coastal art that was a bit vague and was attracted to it.  This is my version.

Here was the second one

I had seen a gorgeous painting with just a part of a boat in it and thought it was worth a shot.  I wasn't as pleased with this one, but this was my husband's favorite.

Here's the third piece

I had seen a crab done on pallet boards and loved it.  I did an hombre background and drew the crab on another piece of paper, then traced that onto the canvas and washed the paint into the outline.  I think I will antique this one with some walnut stain and see how that turns out.

LATER...

After the original post I did go back to playtime and added some shading to the crab.  Here is that result.  Which one do you like better?

My daughter called these studies--pieces done before the real piece to try techniques (in my case abilities) to see which are successful.  I call them playtime for an adult on a Friday afternoon.

Thanks for the visit.  Hope you enjoyed our time together!

 

Robin

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