Details of My Art Work :

If you haven't noticed before in my paintings,

I LOVE 

LINE WORK

AND

TEXTURES

AND 

COLOR 

Here are some close-up views from my work:

It's fun to look back at how cool the lines turn out,

it's all free-hand, nothing is drawn out perfect, just random

thoughts of where I think the petals should be, or 

where a branch begins and ends.

 My medium is the wonderful world of acrylics.

From gels to molding pastes to fluid paints,

I've experimented with them all.

Golden Artist Colors is my favorite.

 My Art to yours,

Yvette

 

NEW WORK ! :

  I am excited to share some new work!

These paintings capture

my abstract botanical style.  

I loved working

with the hues of citron and amber,

and always my favorites: sage & olive green.

Then I explored the vivid jewel tones as well!

 

 They are currently for sale and on display

from Nov. - Dec.

in downtown Willow Glen

at the Top Nosh Cafe.

 

 

 Please click on my "ARTWORK" page to see titles and sizes.

This painting sold to a very dear friend of mine!

My art to yours,

Yvette

 

50|50 SHOW :

Happiness is .....

 being one of 69 artists accepted into 

the Sanchez Art Center's Sixth Annual 

50|50 Show!

The Project . . . .

to complete 50 small works of art on 6x6 mdf panels

over the course of 50 days.

 

Just picked up my 50 panels from the Sanchez Art Center - Woohoo!

My Theme . . . .

"Urban Botanicals" - 

abstract textures from the garden

Doesn't that sound like my aesthetic? 

This promises to be an intensive and creative endeavor for me.

Does that worry me?

 Absolutely not!!

Any artist who is given the challenge to push thier 

creative energies will only flourish.  

(I made that up, but I know you'll agree!)

I thrive on this kind of stuff!

First part of my process . . . .

I needed to prime the front of each panel with gesso,

and sprayed primer on the backs for a clean look.

The art center already drilled holes in the backs.

The next step was to add a nice layer of

molding paste to create my "organic" textured surface.

I varied the marks and crevices to make

each panel unique.

When all 50 panels dried, I was overjoyed with my results; 
the textural patterns were much better than I expected!

(I really get into textures!)

I tried different techniques with my tools and molding paste,

and discovered new ideas for future paintings.

By the way,

my one and only molding paste is from Golden.

The Layout . . . .

 I created a template, on 8-1/2 x 11 paper,
of the panels as they will be hung at installation.
This became paper to sketch my ideas of a
 somewhat cohesive layout.
(More on that on another post)

The panels won't "fit" like a puzzle or read as "one" painting,

but my intention is for all of them

to relate and transition by color and designs.

So if a someone wants to buy just one, their painting

will not be lonely. 

At this moment, I have painted the designs on most of the rows, 
and have added color to some.  

Creating all the colors of my glazes is so much fun!

Thank goodness for all those old plastic containers.

I plan to share my progress over the next two months

here on my blog.

But you can connect with my on an almost daily basis

on my instagram.com/autumnlanestudios page.

My art to yours,

Yvette

Creating Texture on your Canvas :

I wanted to share a crucial step in my painting process.  

This is also helpful for those interested in my

"Expressive Stylized Painting Workshop"

Before I begin to paint on my canvas, the surface needs to be altered...

it needs TEXTURE.

One way to do this is to apply a layer of Golden's Light Molding Paste.

Use your palette knife as if you were frosting a cake, have fun, spread it around.

While it's still creamy and soft, press different things that could create impressions in the paste, like bubble wrap, rubber shelf liner, etc.  In the photo below, you can see my container of just random things I use. 

 This process is one of the most important steps into creating my paintings.

This paste is very absorbent, so it will soak up my fluid paints almost like watercolors.

Nothing is planned, I just quickly press into the paste all over the canvas.

I want to have lots of nooks and crannies for my paint to fall into later.

When your happy with how the surface looks, let it dry overnight.

Then you are ready to add layers of fluid acrylic paint!

My art to yours,

Yvette