Texture and textural elements can ‘make’ an artwork! This weekend may have been the hottest of all time but some brave souls came to my workshop on texture and textural techniques last Saturday! They all deserve a gold star….
We experimented with impasto gels, moulding pastes and fine pumice gel on paper to get a different ‘feel’ to the work and a slightly 3D perspective as well as creating visual texture using design elements.
Visual texture is more about creating illusion – such as making your painted surface look like a shiny brass bowl or rough tree bark – lots of fun trying!
I am always impressed by the new creative thoughts that students bring to the class – you can see here what different and interesting ways they had of interpreting texture.
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- Working and reworking over paper covered with fine pumice gel – reminds me of Monet’s waterlilies – by Robyn
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- Using both 3D elements and pattern making to create vibrant texture by Jan
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- Fabulous colour palette and brush work in acrylic by Monique
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- Working into impasto paint to produce an image combining depth and visual interest – Mandy’s work
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- The vibrant colours almost dance on their own over a fine pumice gel surface – by Ruth
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- Pam moved into impasto mode and moved her canvas around to produce this colourful abstract work.
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- I played with pumice gel, pencil, charcoal and pastel for this landscape.
Thanks for an inspirational day talking about artists, making intuitive works and playing with texture. I had lots of things to think about my work and am inspired to do more with texture.