Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting, “Take Heart through the Fire ", by Colorado Mixed Media Artist, Donna L. Martin

"Take Heart Through the Fire"

I thought it would be fun to take you through the creation of this piece, from the very beginning to the finished version!

This is how it started out - a big, white, intimidating canvas. I added some texture with a cool stencil that I have and some molding paste. I then started filling in some color with alcohol ink around the divets in the stencil.

I started adding more color with alcohol inks. I also had some really cool textured cardboard that I painted with metallic bronze paint and then "rusted" with a rusting solution. Thanks to Carol Nelson again for teaching me that trick!

I also picked up some paper from the shooting range (that is what is sitting on top and bottom of the stenciled part). It had all these cool holes in it. Once again, I painted it bronze and then rusted it. I started attaching in randomly to the piece.

For this middle portion, I painted it with metallic copper paint and then used a solution to patina the paint. It looks like some kind of regular ol' green paint, but was really quite a process!

So after sitting with it for a while, this piece just needed something else, but I couldn't figure out what. Then lo and behold, I was walking on a local trail and looked down and saw this very cool piece of metal sitting in the dirt alongside the trail. Seems I've become quite the scavenger! It was just what I needed to finish this.

Ta Da!!! All done and ready to go out the door! It is finished with a beautiful epoxy resin finish (except for the rusted "heart" that I found on the trail), so there is no need for framing.

This piece measures 24 X 18 X 1.5. It is sold, but commissions are welcome.

For questions or comments, please feel free to contact me at:

saltlightwatercolors@yahoo.com

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