Greetings, Internet!
Welcome to week 3 of the 50 Canvases challenge. This week I’m challenging you to go dimensional. I am also still working with this week’s art journal challenge of letting Youtube be your inspiration – I have watched tons of videos where people glue a bunch of crap to a canvas, gesso, and then make it fancy with paint, so I decided to go with that!
Things I learned: Spray gesso doesn’t like to dry so quick. Thinner coats would probably help.
It is REALLY satisfying to use something that you’ve been holding onto forever.
Gouache is really hard to pronounce. Especially when it’s supposed to be GAUCHE. Which is one of my favorite words, totally different from gouache (I misnamed Gauche Alchemy as Gouache Academy in the video. Super smartypants), and way easier to pronounce. Especially considering the fact that my grams used to call me gauche a lot.
Glass bottles take gesso and paint surprisingly well!
Here’s this week’s video!
As usual, if you play along, add a link to your blog, flickr, facebook, whatever so that we can give you love!
11 Comments
Cheri Quigley Hayward · January 23, 2014 at 10:12 pm
I love this. It wants to come live at my house. It told me so. I am having the adoption papers drafted as we speak. 🙂
sarah · January 26, 2014 at 1:13 pm
hahahahah Have your lawyers contact mine, we'll get it going! 😉
Berracuda · January 23, 2014 at 10:33 pm
That was awesome!! I have to go make something now!!
sarah · January 26, 2014 at 1:12 pm
woot!!
AnnDAngelo · January 24, 2014 at 12:07 am
The canvas looks terrific, Sarah! Such a great interplay of textures, shapes, and colors!
sarah · January 26, 2014 at 1:12 pm
Thanks, lady!
Cindy D. · January 25, 2014 at 5:21 pm
So pretty and different! The palette is SO terrific. Hooray, painting adventures! I would like to know how to get more people over here, for crying out loud. It's a tricky process. I have included a link with today's painting at my place. I think if you continue to do it, the people will eventually come. (But you and Ann have SO MUCH GOING ON. Because you are crazy people.)
😀
sarah · January 26, 2014 at 1:12 pm
If we build it, they will come. 😉
Participation is a tricky thing for sure – I have faith that we'll get a bunch of people playing along eventually 😀
Cheri Quigley Hayward · February 5, 2014 at 1:25 am
Dimensional was not my friend. Pretty sure that I am going to work on this more tomorrow. 😀
H. Dietz · February 9, 2014 at 6:08 pm
This concept is AMAZING….though in the case of my muse very terrifying. Took me a couple of weeks to get up the courage to actually accomplish this. But, I feel as though this set of challenges will be something that really makes me stretch and grow.
Thanks for creating the opportunity that pushes me beyond my current limits. You rock!
sarah · February 9, 2014 at 10:32 pm
I am so proud of you for doing it even though it scared you! and you rock for understanding that the challenge is all about going outside of the comfort zones. <3
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