As an acrylic painter, daunted by oils, I'd love to see you take an image you've done in acrylics and paint it in oil, to be able to see the difference in what you can accomplish in oil.
And as a former printer of 30+ color silkscreen prints, your monotypes are fascinating!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and process, Marc.
Not to take away from these striking acrylic paintings, but II personally love the way you have painted the skies in these oil paintings! They are so beautiful and so believable!
Your oils are always beautiful but the monotypes open up a whole different viewpoint. Have never thought of trying monotypes in acrylics which I’m not a fan of. Maybe that would force me to enjoy them!
Beautiful paintings - both oils and acrylics...the oils seem a little subtler and quieter, maybe..? I love your monotypes too. Do you use a press or is there a way to do them without one? I want so much to do monotypes again.
I love those acrylic monotypes! I'm going to have to look up how to play with acrylic paints that way. I mostly work in watercolor or pastel but I've had to play around with acrylic sometimes to do fast things for class work but I could never turn them into beautiful landscapes like you do. For that I need pastel oil paint or watercolor something about the acrylics drying too fast is something I can't get around. But I just love your acrylic monotypes they are gorgeous! I've done quite a few with watercolor on plexiglass where you use a transfer medium that transfers the watercolor to damp paper. Then while it's still wet especially you can tweak places with the watercolor with just a brush and water or with more paint. It is something between a print and a watercolor painting. I've done a few successful ones with that and I really enjoyed them. I've even put the medium on the plexiglass and then when it was dry drawing on them with fairly heavily used water soluble crayon and that makes them interesting monotypes. But after seeing your acrylic ones I'm going to have to investigate that cuz that looks like fun and they're just beautiful. That's a great thing about painting there's always something new to try and I agree with you about needing to switch up the medium sometimes. I know it cost a lot to frame pastels so your profit margins a lot smaller but you do absolutely gorgeous work with soft pastel. I know because I have one hanging on my wall!
Your oils are beautiful, as are the monotypes which have a poetry to them that is so evocative. The small ones are 5x7. Is that the image size in all cases? Winter, for example? That one reminds me of some of your Minnesota pastel landscapes. Are these on watercolor paper?
As an acrylic painter, daunted by oils, I'd love to see you take an image you've done in acrylics and paint it in oil, to be able to see the difference in what you can accomplish in oil.
And as a former printer of 30+ color silkscreen prints, your monotypes are fascinating!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and process, Marc.
Not to take away from these striking acrylic paintings, but II personally love the way you have painted the skies in these oil paintings! They are so beautiful and so believable!
Marc your painting are always a delight to see, because I can't paint anymore, I love looking at yours.
Your oils are always beautiful but the monotypes open up a whole different viewpoint. Have never thought of trying monotypes in acrylics which I’m not a fan of. Maybe that would force me to enjoy them!
Beautiful paintings - both oils and acrylics...the oils seem a little subtler and quieter, maybe..? I love your monotypes too. Do you use a press or is there a way to do them without one? I want so much to do monotypes again.
Amazing and inspiring! Thank you!
I love those acrylic monotypes! I'm going to have to look up how to play with acrylic paints that way. I mostly work in watercolor or pastel but I've had to play around with acrylic sometimes to do fast things for class work but I could never turn them into beautiful landscapes like you do. For that I need pastel oil paint or watercolor something about the acrylics drying too fast is something I can't get around. But I just love your acrylic monotypes they are gorgeous! I've done quite a few with watercolor on plexiglass where you use a transfer medium that transfers the watercolor to damp paper. Then while it's still wet especially you can tweak places with the watercolor with just a brush and water or with more paint. It is something between a print and a watercolor painting. I've done a few successful ones with that and I really enjoyed them. I've even put the medium on the plexiglass and then when it was dry drawing on them with fairly heavily used water soluble crayon and that makes them interesting monotypes. But after seeing your acrylic ones I'm going to have to investigate that cuz that looks like fun and they're just beautiful. That's a great thing about painting there's always something new to try and I agree with you about needing to switch up the medium sometimes. I know it cost a lot to frame pastels so your profit margins a lot smaller but you do absolutely gorgeous work with soft pastel. I know because I have one hanging on my wall!
Your oils are beautiful, as are the monotypes which have a poetry to them that is so evocative. The small ones are 5x7. Is that the image size in all cases? Winter, for example? That one reminds me of some of your Minnesota pastel landscapes. Are these on watercolor paper?
I absolutely love your oil paintings .
There is a luscious quality,soft and luminous . Your work is amazing.
Glad to hear you are exploring oil again.
All of your work is exemplary Marc. I love the new oil paintings, so expressive.