Sep 28, 2018 | Art, Golden Open Acrylics, Landscapes, Monoprints, Printmaking, Prints, Videos, Workshops
Here’s a seven minute video for you showing how I make my landscape monoprints. If you want some hands on experience, I’m offering a monoprinting studio class on Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.. Email for more info: bob@bobpennycook.com/BOB ...Mar 2, 2017 | Acrylic paintings, Art, Art techniques, Collage
Sometimes I just like to rub my hands over a painting to feel the bumps and lumps and grit of the acrylic texture. It makes me happy; it makes the surface mine; it shows my process. The painting above is a small, 12×12″ canvas with lots of texture. I wanted...Nov 12, 2015 | Acrylic paintings, Art, Art techniques, Landscapes, Paintings
“Shadows”; acrylic; 20 x 20″ Once again my backyard acted as model. But it wasn’t the landscape that captured my attention. Instead, it was the shadow in the lower right; a shadow cast by my studio. The shadow seemed to be leading the viewer in...Aug 2, 2015 | Art, Art techniques, Landscapes, Paintings
It’s always a bit of a challenge for me, working with warm colors. I prefer the soothing cooler colors of blue, blue/green with perhaps a touch of color from the warm side of the color wheel. But these hot humid days in the studio have inspired me to try warming...Jul 26, 2015 | Art techniques, Paintings
Raindrops on roses and whispers on kittens might be some of your favorite things. But some of my favorites are applicators! You know – those tools you use to apply paint to a surface. I’d call them brushes, but I only use a few brushes, the rest are, well,...