FRIDAY ALL DAY ACRYLIC CLASS

March 27, 2009

Instructor

Margie Whittington

POPPIES

12" x 12" Acrylic on Canvas

by Margie Whittington

The project for our acrylic class was painting poppies

on a textured surface. First we applied gloss medium

to the canvass and placed a piece of crumpled

white tissue paper on the canvas. Another coat of

medium was spread over the tissue. A coat of gesso

was applied then we started painting. A wash of colors

was painted on the dried canvas and spritzed with water and

held upright to let the paint run down and through

the crevices made by the crumpled tissue paper

creating an abstract under painting. Finally

when the wash was dry, we drew our poppy compositions and

painted the poppies, stems and buds.

Here is how some of the paintings in class turned out.

Claudine

Mary Jo

Marilyn

Ellie

Claire

Yawapa

Click on these links to view more paintings

http://www.margiewhittington.com/

http://www.canvasbycanvas.com/

http://www.artistfoodnetwork.blogspot.com/

http://www.upstairsartgallery.com/

http://www.thegoodartco.com/