Cantilever

Cantilever
Well the challenge is over now, but I can't get past all the abstract things floating in my mind.  Who knew I could abstracts, and some came out pretty well.  Yesterday I just finished a fill the crack/match the stain project on my porch floor and had paint left over, so of course rather than waste it I had to put it on a piece of paper.  Once that was down then I had to add a few more colors and before you know it.....   Tried a different thing with adding the brush work to the palette knife.

The name of this piece, Cantilever, is probably more about the composition type than an actual cantilever, but I couldn't come up with another title at the moment.  So you go with what you got.  Yep this is my homemade mat, the paper I used was the middle I cut out, but again it comes in pretty handy to make it look a little more polished for the pic.

Thanks for all the support of people just looking, but got to say that my buds are the best besties.  You guys rock with the great comments and encouragement.  You make my day with your artwork too!!

Thanks much for stopping by and taking a look.

Comments

Joan Tavolott said…
You win the award for "Best Use Of Left Over Paint." Great!!!
October 1, 2018 at 8:20 PM
carol edan said…
I always try to use up any paint... Lots of my images from the challenge were made when I cleaned my brayer doing Gelli-printing! It's great to have marks to work with! Great start for the new month!
October 2, 2018 at 1:01 AM
Mellowood Gallery said…
I always try to use up left overs too and often with good results. This piece is super Nelvia!
October 2, 2018 at 12:22 PM
Sheila said…
Makes me vaguely feel... water... boat... rain and light through the clouds. Still staring a few minutes later. I like that I can't really define it. But I like it ;) Made me look, again Nelvia!! :)
October 3, 2018 at 4:29 AM
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