by Bob Pennycook | Sep 2, 2014 | Uncategorized
"At Dusk", acrylic and image transfer on a 12" x 6" cradle board. Somewhere beneath the layers of paint is a photograph of my backyard. And what started as an image transfer became something else. I wanted to create a soft spring look so I covered... by Bob Pennycook | Jul 27, 2014 | Art
I started by creating a monoprint using a 6″ x 6″ Gelli Plate and Golden Open Acrylics. You can see the print in the image. Search in the middle for the two rough vertical white lines and the horizontal white line. The sky is a combination of yellow,... by Bob Pennycook | Feb 4, 2014 | Art, Art techniques
The school photograph is from 1890 so the challenge was to make the rest of the painting look old as well. But first, I needed to create a photo transfer of the original picture. I photocopied the picture and applied a coat a day of Golden Soft Gel medium for about...