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Acrylic Live Faculty Painting Spotlight: “Chromatophilia”
by Angela Bandurka
Chromatophilia is a word that describes the love of color. It’s a sensation I’ve felt since I was a child, and some of my most memorable gifts throughout the years were art supplies.
This painting was created from a photograph I had taken inside the gorgeous art supply store L Cornelissen & Son in London, England. The way they have displayed raw pigment and tubes of paint is just so delicious – you want to live inside that store! I loved every inch of it.
Having a figure inside was even more important, as he represents all of us artists, at once indecisive and at the same time energized and in awe. I even painted a bit of a halo around the figure’s head where the light would hit it, to indicate how alive and full of excitement he was in that moment.
At the Essential Techniques Day of Acrylic Live (online, March 25), I’ll be giving a demonstration of painting a teacup, and how composition matters when laying out your still life scenes. Guiding you through the process of creating a balanced composition on a square canvas, I’ll use a few simple props such as flowers and cutlery to inform the design.
Props are a big part of my process, as is light source. I’ll direct the light source and place my props around the teacup until I find a composition that supports my overall design plan. As I move into the painting phase, I’ll share techniques to use the compositions of these elements to direct your focus to the focal point and establish a smooth visual flow throughout the piece, and then evaluate with a quick critique to see if I was successful.
Learn more about the event and register now at AcrylicLive.com!
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