I normally do not give my artwork as birthday presents. Not sure why, I just don't. I did give two of my pieces today to two of my dearest friends. I was playing with impasto this weekend and decided to make something for them since I was doing it anyway. I used Matisse Derivan impasto medium and their structure acrylic paint. So love the stuff. It does not smell the best but that goes away quickly. If you love texture, you will love this stuff. I randomly put strips of cheesecloth underneath to give it some additional texture and loved the effect. Not sure I needed it but just wanted to experiment. Lots of fun. The base was done with Ranger/Tim Holtz crackle paint because I needed it to dry quickly. Crackle paste takes too long even though I like the effects better. I have to say I was pretty happy with this crackling though. I did not do a very good job taking picts with my iPhone this time. Did not look blurry when I looked in the iPhone view but I must have lost some pixels when I loaded it onto the computer.
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Okay, I need to try this impasto stuff. My daughter now wants to make a torso. Thanks and more thanks for the torso. The texture is incredible in how it stands up and forms peaks. I can see you using this in more of your artwork. I wonder if you can sew through it at all. It will be one of your challenges to attach it to a quilt.
Never tried it, looks like it was fun. :)Bea
These are simply gorgeous, Belinda. I love them both. The colors have so much depth.
Did the forms come with a base, or did you add your own base? I can't believe that is Tim Holtz crackle paste. I've NEVER had that kind of luck with the one jar I bought.
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