Actual Texture - An Old Wall and a Door

An Old Wall and a Door
Acrylic on acid free mount board
8 by 10 inches (20.4 by 25.5 cm) with a .5 inch (1.3 cm) white border


In this painting I emphasized the texture on the old wall. I wanted to try crackle medium but it was not in my 2 art stores. I used a pumice medium. I did layers under and over the pumice medium with colors and a gloss medium. When this was dry I scumbled a warm yellow medium over parts of the wall. Texture is usually seen in the light and not seen so distinctly in the shadow.

Warm and Cool Colors - Lilies

Lilies
Acrylic on watercolor paper
6.5 by 5 inches (16.58 by 12.75 cm)
including a .5 inch (1.3 cm) white border















I liked the shape of the lilies and this was one element of art I wanted to emphasize. The warm orange of the lilies contrasts with the cool muted green background heightening the color of the lilies and pushing the lilies forward in the picture plane.

Warm & Cool Colors - The Stroll

The Stroll
Acrylic on mount board
7 by 9 inches (17.9 by 23 cm)
not including a .5 inch (1.3 cm) border

I decided to paint the land and rock a warm color. This contrasts with the cool lake. The focal point is a single figure.