Tulipa in Rouge

Tulipa in Rouge
Copyright by artist
11x14"
mixed media - acrylic & extra heavy gel

Another expression using my palette knife and the extra heavy gel for sculpting the pitcher and tulips. After the gel dried I painted over it with a little more gel to thicken the acrylic. I enjoyed working with the reflected colours on the pitcher, the table top and the wall behind the still life.

Razz ma Tazz

Razz ma Tazz
Copyright by artist
mixed media - acrylic & extra heavy gel medium
11x14"
I love the name of this painting!!! It reminds me of a riot of flowers...and the brushstrokes and gel medium has given it such an unrefined texture. I have been exploring the effects that I can create with the gel medium using a palette knife and found it to be exciting process.

Waterfall - West Coast Trail

I've been painting with a group of artists that encourage one another to try new methods and media. This particular painting was created with a gel medium, acrylics and a palette knife. The gel medium is applied to the painted masonite board with my palette knife as if I was actually painting. Then I waited for the gel to become firm and applied the acrylics with my palette knife into the gel. It was if I was sculpting with the gel and acrylics...a process that was very exciting!
I will try this again as I found it liberating in creative expression.

Bon Echo Provincial Park - Unfinished

Bon Echo Provincial Park
Acrylic 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 "
Copyright Cynthia Guthrie

I paint with a group of women whose paintings styles are very different from mine. It's a good thing to expose myself to other styles as it challenges me to try new things and become a better artist. In this painting of the rock face in Bon Echo Provincial Park I under painted the canvas with blues, whites, greens and purples. The rock face has deep vertical cuts in it and to capture that look I used a gel medium which dries clear and hard. My brush strokes are applied in a 'messy' fashion and the rock colours are conveyed through the clear gel medium. When viewed at a distance of 15 feet the effect is amazing. The rock face appears to have deep vertical cuts! Now I'm in a conundrum....do I add more paint or leave it as it is? The jury is still out. What do you think??

I HEARD A ROBIN SING...

'Spring's Perfume'
5x7" acrylic
Copyright Cynthia Guthrie

I heard a robin sing this morning....and I felt a relief that winter will be gone soon. Painting lilacs to capture their delicacy reminds me of that heady fragrance that easily fills a room. The canvas was textured with Golden's Extra Gel Medium and the lilac blooms painted with titanium white cerulean blue and permanent rose. A cool sunny day reflects the newness of the spring season and the blooms promise summer days ahead.