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“Cosmic Pears No. 3,” 7” x 11” Acrylic (bending toward the dark or away from the light)

Exploring Options for Making Art

Quinn Jacobson December 23, 2023

“Cosmic Pepper No. 3,” 7” x 11” Acrylic

“Spiritual Fish,” 10” x 12” Acrylic

I never get tired of exploring and trying things. Whether it’s photography techniques, painting techniques, or anything else that I find interesting, I’m open to the best way I can express myself and my ideas. This week, I’ve been painting "studies." I’ve been painting how the light shows on balls, fruit, and a pepper. I’ve been playing around with the application of paint, too. I absolutely love post-impressionism, impressionism, and abstract expressionism. I’ve published two paintings where I’ve applied the paint in a “dabbing” fashion. This gives texture to the image and feels close to impressionism. Another area to pay attention to is color theory. Primary colors, complementary colors, split-complementary colors, analogous colors, etc. I’m working on all of this stuff while at the same time working on ideas for my book. Paintings will play a significant role in my book, along with photography.

A study concerning “spotlight” in grayscale.

Pears: a study concerning light - tints, shades, casting shadows etc.

In Acrylic Painting Tags Painting, acrylic painting
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