Mixed Media Abstract Painting, "Red Connection" by Colorado Mixed Media Abstract Artist Carol Nelson

 12"x48"x1.5" Mixed Media on Canvas 

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Mixed Media Abstract Painting, "Headlines" by Colorado Mixed Media Abstract Artist Carol Nelson

Mixed media abstract painting, "Headlines" by Carol Nelson

 30"x24"x1.5" Mixed Media on Canvas /Available

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SUMMER SALE-Mixed Media Abstract Painting, "Headlines" by Colorado Mixed Media Abstract Artist Carol Nelson

Mixed media abstract painting, "Headlines" by Carol Nelson

 30"x24"x1.5" Mixed Media on Canvas /Available

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Mixed Media Geologic Abstract Painting "Arroyo" by Carol Nelson Fine Art

This painting is a large (48x36 inch) triptych on three wood panels, each measuring 48x12 inches.  I added a LOT of texture, including gritty modeling compound, rocks, and glass blobs.

The most exciting thing about this painting is hardly even visible in a photo.  The area around the rocks has a pouring of epoxy resin resembling water.

  48"x36"x1.5"Mixed Media on Panel/sold

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Mixed media abstract painting, "Gemstone 21" © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"Gemstone 21" 6x6 mixed media by Carol Nelson

Another in my Gemstone series.  The center square is covered with epoxy resin.  I dropped some shell fragments into the wet resin before it dried.  Can you see where I used rice for texture?

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"ABC FGH" mixed media abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"ABC FGH" 8x8 mixed media

detail view

I really wish the shiny metal parts of this painting showed better in the photo.  It adds so much when you can see all the shiny/dull and rough/smooth parts of this mixed media piece.

Yes, I know "ABC FGH" is not the most inspired title, but when my husband suggested it, I couldn't get it out of my head.

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"Overview" textured abstract painting © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"Overview"

This is a demo painting from my recent workshop at The Gallery at Midtown in Dallas, Texas.  Thanks to Teta Smith for taking care of my every need and making me feel like a Diva.

Thanks also to Dana Brown at Ampersand for donating 11x14 Gessobord panels for the class.  They make beautiful surfaces for this textured pour technique.

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"USO Tour" mixed media abstract collage painting © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"USO Tour"

This is a demo painting I did for my mixed media workshop over the weekend.  I called it "USO Tour" because it reminded me of the trips made by celebrities to entertain the troops.  The painting has fresh faces, bling, and music all incorporated into the design.

I am pleased with the color palette which has some subtle gray-greens in the background, and the occasional surprise color choices of blue and purple.

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"Red Muse" mixed media abstract painting © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"Red Muse"

 

This was a demo piece I did for a mixed media workshop I was teaching last weekend.  The letters are words I found in the Sunday paper advertising section.

I like seeing the title of a painting IN the painting.  Also, you will notice some corrugated cardboard, burlap, stenciled letters, and gestural marks.

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"Ancient Mysteries" geologic abstract with glass beads © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"Ancient Mysteries" 36x40 inches

First painting of 2014!  It's a departure from my normal saturated earthy palette.  It even has pink in it - a color I usually hate, but it seems to work here.

This painting was torturous for me.  There must be 8 or more layers of paint as I struggled to find the right color combination.  Close inspection reveals some of the previous color choices.

The unusual texture is achieved with Golden's Glass Bead Gel.  The little beads are about the size of a period on this page.  That isn't very big, but when you spread them out on the surface with a palette knife, they refract the light in an unusual manner.  It's also interesting the way you can charge in another color after they're dry, and watch the color working it's way into the beads.

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"Mineral Rights", mixed media geologic abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"Mineral Rights"

This geologic abstract painting is done with high flow acrylics on a textured canvas.  In pouring on the colors, you don't have total control over what's happening and that is what's fun about painting this way.

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"E4" geologic mixed media abstract © Carol Nelson Fine Art

"E4"

There are five visual and tactile texture elements in this geometric abstract:  the backwards "E" and the "4" are raised, stenciled characters; the face is a collaged, oversized, FAKE $20 bill; the grid is a piece of black fabric; the corrugated swirl paper (green); and a page out of a puzzle book I bought at the Dollar Store (red).
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