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She Tried To Plan It All...

Posted on 7/30/2015 11:59:03 AM by Geri deGruy - 2 Comments
Topics: change | new finished work | project decisions 

 

She Tried to Plan It All...

 

Have you ever planned something, an event or vacation, and as you went along, things got more and more complicated? One decision led to 10 other decisions. Another plan sent you on a wild goose chase in a different direction? It can get complicated. Things can change and change. But it can also be fun...

 

When I started this piece I had a kind-of plan about a colorful grid. But one drip of paint led to another and another and soon it was totally different than the original idea. And more fun.

 

Planning.

Detours and turns and different directions.

Intuition.

Seeing where you end up. 

Isn't this life?!

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2 Responses to She Tried To Plan It All...

I love this painting, could you illuminate the process you used for it?

Posted by David Ray leavitt · via geri.fineartstudioonline.com · 135 months ago

Thank you David!

Sure. I used Bristol paper, wanting a smooth surface. Lots of acrylic paint drippings, in black and other colors, to make a grid of sorts. This also leaves paint blobs and random marks that I like. Painting a lot of the shapes with acrylic paints. Random marks with india ink. More black dribbling and red dribbling with drops. Lots of scribbling and outlining with india ink. Matte medium coat. 2 coats satin varnish. That's the quick and dirty process. I tend to work intuitively so I go with the flow.

Posted by Geri deGruy · via geridegruy.com · 135 months ago

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