"Autumn Daze" impasto autumn landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Autumn Daze

detail

I started out with drip trees.  After painting the background colors, take a fully loaded brush and press it against the edge of the vertically held canvas, letting the paint run down.

I used two colors of drip trees as you can see.

To achieve the impasto look, I mixed my Golden fluid acrylics with modeling compound to make colorful mixtures of medium.  The modeling compound makes the paint color slightly lighter because it is a white opaque medium.

I know it's early summer, but I'm already thinking about my September workshop at DILLMAN'S RESORT, in northern Wisconsin (click here to read about this workshop).  The midwest has color equal to New England in the fall.

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Art of the Carolinas

The website for Art of the Carolinas is now live.  This fabulous event will be held November 7 - 10 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Choose from over 100 workshops taught by top art instructors from around the country.  I am thrilled to be part of this exciting gathering of artists and art manufacturers.

Look for me in the list of instructors.

Click here to see the workshops I will be giving at this colossal art event.  Notice that both the workshops I will be presenting are sponsored by Golden Artist Colors.  All paints and mediums will be supplied by Golden.

I hope to see many of you in November, but remember, space is limited, so sign up soon!

Art project: the color wheel and color mixing by Carol Nelson

This is my grand daughter, Jaidyn.  She is almost 6, and likes to paint.  As a project to learn about the color wheel, and how to mix colors, I bought white t-shirts at Michaels.

Then we mixed colors with my Golden fluid acrylics according to the color wheel.  And we splattered them too. And we mixed compliments to make mud (but didn't put them on our shirts.)  Fun times.

Golden Artist Colors makes a fabric painting medium, GAC 900, which helps keep the colors soft and increases launderability.

Who's the Guilty Party? by Carol Nelson

Here's a lovely little triptych, "Spring Eternal", that was sitting on the floor in my studio.  I'm going to have to change my ways now that we have a puppy.

 

Someone was using my painting as a chew toy.  Even though I have
three dogs, the only suspect is one 9 month old pup.

Maggie, the Chewer

Nothing is safe in my studio now.  She also chewed the cable for my camera - fortunately that still works.  And I can also repair the chew marks on the painting.  It's only a matter of time before she really wrecks something....she hasn't discovered a closet full of shoes yet.

Maggie is the rescue dog my husband brought home 11 days ago.  She is so full of energy, our two shih tzus don't quite know what to make of her.  She thinks all dog beds and all toys are HERS.

"Irish Hills" mixed media abstracted landscape © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Irish Hills

This little 6x6 abstracted landscape started out as one of my "effortless abstracts" done with a foam plate.  They usually don't turn out this "landscapy". 
I was pleased with the swirled look of the sky in shades of blue and white.
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Maggie with flowers

Maggie is checking out a pot of lobelia.  My Spanish broom (the yellow bush) is spectacular right now.

Maggie is our new dog.  My husband came home with her from the pet store, where they were putting shelter dogs up for adoption.  She is about 9 months old and runs circles around our two shih tzus.

"Forest Wonders 2" mixed media textured trees © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Forest Wonders 2

I did this painting as a demo for a student who is visiting from California for private lessons.  I'm not usually a fan of the color pink, but I think it works in this painting.

For more information about this painting, click here to go to my website.

"Tropical Tapestry" mixed media textured hawaiian flowers © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Tropical Tapestry

This is a detail shot of my larger painting, Tropical Tapestry.  It is now available in many sizes as a reproduction through Fine Art America.  Click here to see the many configurations and sizes available through FAA.

"Autumn Elegy" 13034, mixed media aspen leaf copper abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Autumn Elegy

I did this painting last year, but I just got it back from a gallery (where it didn't sell).  It was like I was seeing it for the first time with new eyes.

I took it out of the frame and did some touching up - nothing major.  Mostly, I put a glaze of transparent red oxide over the top most section because it was looking too pink.  The colors are more harmonious now.

For more information on this painting, click here to go to my website.

"Tropical Tapestry" mixed media contemporary floral hibiscus flower © Carol Nelson Fine Art

Tropical Tapestry

As I sat around at an art show this weekend, looking at my own work, it dawned on me that this painting could be a horizontal, as well as a vertical presentation.

As a matter of fact, I like it BETTER as a horizontal.  I had to do a little tweeking, however.
Here's the original vertical format:

                       

 

You can see, all I did was add 5 green Egyptian papyrus leaves, and some green squiggly lines.

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