Artist Derek Collins Blog, modern impressionist landscape paintings and abstract textured

Thursday, September 22, 2011

"Fluid" Original Acrylic Abstract Painting

"Fluid"
Original Acrylic Abstract Painting
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Generally my abstracts are a lot more structured. I am thinning the acrylic down and squirting it on using small plastic bottles,kind of like icing a cake. Then I tilt it and let it run.
I'm am taking them to a show this weekend, it will be interesting to see what kind of response they get.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Original Acrylic Landscape painting

"Summer Trees"
Original Acrylic Landscape painting
on Cradled Masonite
18x18 1 1/2 inches
$350
In my Etsy Store
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This is my new obsession painting on Wood, it is extremely time consuming but I really enjoy painting on the flat dry surface. I have to cut the wood,then make into a frame. Cut masonite and nail it to the frame,fill the nail holes,then sand. I then have to apply 4 coats of Gesso and sand in between each coat. By this time I probably could have painted 3 paintings.
It is much drier than canvas and because the surface is flat the paint flattens out when you apply it. So you are seeing a lot more brush strokes which is what I like about it.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Panorama Landscape Fall Trees mountain stream original painting

"Landscape Panorama"
Original Painting Fall Trees mountain stream
7 ft 2 inches x 26 inches
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Doing something a little different here. I have started painting on wood this is one of my first. This painting is so large, it took me 2 weeks to build up the nerve to start on it.

Friday, June 10, 2011

Art Show

I am doing at art Show at the Summit in Louisville,Kentucky. Just off the Gene Snyder Freeway.
Wish me luck.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Original abstract barn painting sunset modern

Original Abstract Barn Painting Sunset Modern
^in my Etsy Store^

$178

Just got back from a show in Paducah, Kentucky, it was a hot weekend. It was a 3 day show and it when until 8 pm. I have been laying around like a zoombie for 2 days. Imagine working 50 hours in 3 days. It's a glamorous job and someone has to do it. The floods didn't hurt Paducah, but they said the water was 5 feet up on the flood wall. There were Fema signs everywhere telling people they could apply for aid if they had damage.