Coal Painting
For this project we were asked to paint not with water color but with diluted train coal.
The paint consisted of baby oil, walnut oil, glue and paint primer. There were also many different consistencies including chunky, fine and oily.
The paint consisted of baby oil, walnut oil, glue and paint primer. There were also many different consistencies including chunky, fine and oily.
Reflection
Living in COLORFUL Colorado you get to go on amazing adventures and see astonishing landscapes. Not with this coal painting from our local Durango and Silverton Narrow Gage Railroad. Using a whole different media to try and create something is very challenging. Painting with a chunky, oily and non pigmented paint was very frustrating. I experimented with different bases for the coal to be transformed into paint. We mixed crushed up coal chunks and sifted coal into glue, baby oil, walnut oil and paint setter. Once finding an almost perfect texture it was time to paint the beautiful landscape of the mountains outside of Durango. This was to remind myself and others that even walking out of your door and seeing what's in front of you is beautiful. During the process of making this creation I tried to incorporate techniques like layering and building up the texture with coal. I also used watercolor to add a little bit more color to the flowers. There were times where I would wash the whole canvas off to restart and make it something I was proud of. It was almost like I was using a different part of my brain to be creative with the outcome of this painting. While a lot of refinement could be used I am happy with the product of the experiment.