Painting on Grounds: Inventive uses of media for Painting students (Part 2)

Andrew Young

It has always amazed me how few high school Art students use a ‘ground’ in their artwork. While grounds are common in contemporary art, many students continue to draw or paint solely on unprimed, undecorated surfaces (usually plain white paper). This approach can be wholly appropriate – and, indeed, sometimes wondrous – however, for [...]

Amiria Gale: paintings of shells

Shell painting by Amiria Gale

This is my favourite shell painting. I painted it a long time ago, over four weekends. After a crazy hectic week at school I would hole up in my bedroom and paint furiously, taking five minutes for lunch, and not stopping until the light from the window was too dim to see.

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Amiria Gale: shell paintings with acrylic mediums, modeling compound & texture

Use of modeling compound in an acrylic painting

I began with a weathered sea snail shell

This post has been written for the British students who study my shell paintings. It describes the practical processes and techniques I use when completing my shell paintings and gives information about how to paint with acrylics and use modeling compound (and other acrylic mediums) [...]