SIGNS OF SPRING

I was in the mood for something sweet. Not trying to make a statement or anything, but painting something that made me feel good inside. Signs of Spring is about 12" x 15 "

Kyoto Shrine, Yupo version

In keeping with the Japan theme, this is the yupo version of the Kyoto shrine fountain. It is on a full sheet of yupo, fluid acrylic with water color. Compare it to the normal water color version of this scene.

THE BUDDHA OF KAMAKURA

Painting from one of the shrines visited in Japan. It is fluid acrylic on yupo with water color. Size about 14 x 22. I have since learned that the Buddha has a number of different hand poses and each one means a different thing. This pose is meditation and reflection.

WHISPER PHONES WITH ALCOHOL INKS

DECORATING WHISPER PHONES

WITH ALCOHOL INKS

(for younger children)

1. Clean the PVC pipe well and remove all stickers.

Put student's name on the inside on a piece of masking tape.

SUPPLIES NEEDED: 91% alcohol, spray MIST bottles, Whisper Phones, permanent markers, paper plate or newspaper to protect the surface. May want plastic gloves, paper towels, and q-tips.

(IT IS IMPORTANT TO USE MIST BOTTLES. TOO HEAVY A SPRAY WILL JUST RUN ALL THE INK OFF)

 

1. Make random decorations on the PVC pipe. Use around 4 colors. Too many colors will make it seem muddy. You do not need to color in all the white. 

 Fill mist bottles with alcohol. Working on one side at a time, (this will allow you to hold one side
and move it around without getting ink on your fingers), GENTLY and lightly mist a little at a time.
You will see the alcohol making the ink spread. Move the phone around as the alcohol drips, creating designs.

When the first side is dry enough to touch, only a minute or so, mist the other side and move it around to make the ink run in patterns.

After it dries, you can add more color if you wish. Or you can remove spots you don't want with alcohol on a q-tip. To create texture spots, very lightly, from an arms length away, mist over dry color. This should dry to the touch within 15 minutes. 

Clean up any unwanted spots with q-tip.

After one hour, you should spray it with acrylic spray sealer to make it

completely waterproof. 

You can do this project with any white, shiny surface: plastic, white tile, or even glass. I have done this on clocks, light switch plates, etc.