WATER ABSTRACTION
Barbara Kemp Cowlin
Acrylic on canvas
24" × 56" (61cm × 142cm)
Detail
It’s good to remember that subtle can still be eye catching. If you like veiled, soft, waxy or Zen mood effects, then this is your section. This section uses color shifts like those found on an oil slick in a rain puddle, or the pearly insides of an abalone seashell. Layering, surface enhancing, refraction tricks and interference colors combine to create a wide variety of seductive techniques. The following techniques, in particular, offer light-catching and tactile qualities that are striking when viewed in person, yet often are too subtle to detect in a photograph. You’ll just have to try them out to see for yourself.
FLOW
Barbara Jackson
Acrylic on canvas
60" × 144" (152cm × 366cm)
Collection of VITAS Corporation