Blues Traveler II

On 24”x36”x1.5” gallery wrapped canvas.
 
This piece was hanging in the Atlantic Highlands Art Council Gallery during our Members Exhibition from February to March 6, 2021. Blues Traveler II is a painting built around texture and discovery. The surface pulls you in first, and then small touches of color begin to appear as your eye travels through the composition. I wanted the work to have character without giving everything away immediately — a surface that rewards the viewer for slowing down and looking again.
 
Materials used:
Acrylic paint — including heavy-body acrylics Golden / Liquitex acrylics where applicable
Pencil / graphite drawing and mark-making
Modeling paste / acrylic tile adhesive
Spray paint
Posca / paint markers
Trowels and scraping utensils
Layering and overpainting
Scraping / revealing earlier layers
Drips, marks, lines and gestural applications
Texture