I noticed that my glass paints were drying very quickly. A "skin" had formed on the surface after just a few days of first opening. So I took out various bottles I had collected over the years and started painting using white spirit to clean brushes. It was an artist's white spirit, so it was almost odorless. Unfortunately, this "almost" had an impact on how you felt after a few hours of inhaling it.
Previously, these mugs had a different pattern, which over time was getting worn out. So I got out my glass paints and after cleaning the mugs' surfaces, I painted these apple blossoms.
This is the last of the winter acrylic still lifes. The crocuses are blooming in the garden, so my sketchbook will be soon full of flower sketches.
Te szkice malowałam patrząc przez okno, bo na zewnątrz było zimno. A że za oknami las, to i szkice leśne, zielono-brązowe, bo takie mamy kolory tej zimy.
I painted these sketches looking out the window, because it was cold outside. And since there was a forest outside the windows, I painted forest sketches. The main colors were muted green and brown, because those were the colors we had this winter.
Bory Tucholskie - a place where we sometimes go in winter. I like the pine forests there. I like their aroma and mossy floor.
Po namalowaniu tej martwej natury, zorientowałam się, że dzbanek wygląda, jakby był w ciąży. Na szczęście akryle pozwalają na daleko idące korekty i udało mi się błąd naprawić.
After painting this still life, I realized that the jug looked like it was pregnant. Fortunately, acrylics allow for corrections and I managed to refine the picture.
I decided that the bell brought by my father-in-law from the Netherlands would contrast perfectly with the tangerines.
Szpachelkę malarską kupiłam dawno temu. Czytając podręczniki malarstwa, widziałam że niektórzy artyści używają jej dość często i osiągają ciekawe efekty. Szpachelka przeleżała w mojej szafce z artystycznymi przyborami jakieś dziesięć, dwanaście lat, aż do chwili, gdy zebrałam się na odwagę. Muszę przyznać, że przy malowaniu bawiłam się świetnie. Nakładanie warstw farby, rozprowadzanie jej, nieprzejmowanie się, nierównościami i rozmazanymi konturami wiązało się z uczuciem lekkości i wolności. Opłaciło się wyjście ze strefy komfortu.
I bought a painting palette knife a long time ago. While reading different books about art, I saw that some artists use this tool quite often and achieve interesting effects. The palette knife stayed my art supplies cabinet for about ten or twelve years, until I plucked up the courage. I must admit that I had a lot of fun painting with it. Applying layers of paint, spreading it, not worrying about unevenness and blurred contours was associated with a feeling of lightness and freedom. Leaving the comfort zone paid off.
I'm learning to paint more loosely, in a more "painterly" way. I blur the contours and let the lemon glow spread widely.
Painting fruit, I fill myself with colors. It's gray outside but in my sketchbook there are juicy reds, oranges and purples.
I still practise painting with acrylics. Painting fruit gives me great pleasure - especially the last touches of white paint to create the reflection of light on the peel.
The brown pages of the sketchbook forced me to switch to another painting medium. Now it's time for acrylic paints.
I decided to utilize old, drying ink and used it to paint trees. A thin twig with a sharpened tip was my tool.
I checked the effect of dusting a grated watercolor crayon to obtain a stone texture. The green crayon crumbs resemble lichen - this is probably the most realistic effect.
Odciskanie sznurka, splątanych włókien, nakładanie folii spożywczej na mokrą farbę, stemplowanie gąbką, wpuszczanie kropel tuszu na wilgotny papier - tym zajmowałam się ostatnio, poszukując sposobu na oddanie splątanych gałęzi, liści i traw.
Looking for a way to depict tangled branches, leaves and grass, I stamped with a sponge, string and tangled fiber. I also put drops of ink and clinging film on wet paint. All this just for finding the most interesting organic texture.
