Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I hope you're enjoying your day with your loved ones! I have a new project that I am sharing that I made for my husband for Valentine's Day. He LOVES tulips, and I recently discovered impasto painting and decided to try my hand at it for a special gift for him! He loves it! I'm so glad! I feel like the jury is still out, but this IS my very first art piece! So, with time, I will grow!
To start, I pulled out a piece of drywall. I mixed beige Liquitex paint with joint compound and scraped it onto the drywall. With a paint brush, I added hints of dark yellow for contrast and to look like the sun is pouring through the background.
The stems were created with different colors of green Liquitex paints and joint compound and laid onto the drywall with pallet knives.
The tulips were created with different reds, again, Liquitex, and mixed with joint compound and laid onto the drywall.
I took white Liquitex and joint compound and added highlights, as well as the vase outline.
The water is white and blue Liquitex paints mixed together.
Here's a detail shot of one of the tulips:
Here's a detail shot of the depth that I was able to achieve! I hope to get higher and more depth as I continue to explore this amazing technique!
Have a great day!
