I started this painting a little more than four years ago. The background was painted, with falling rain used to create a nice, organic pattern. And that’s about as far as it got. I usually keep a number of paintings in progress and this poor little board was shuffled to the bottom of the pile over and over. Recently I was working on another small piece and I found this in the stack. It was brand new to me again and that gave me what I needed to get it to the finish line. Hope you enjoy the process.
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Playing With Fire
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Elemental fire spewing material, forming red hot molten beads like a mini eruption. Watching as the surface melts and turns to ash. It’s just another nice tool for creating texture and color. I’ve used rain as a texture and pattern tool so it’s a natural evolution to utilize fire as well. The problem is how to control the heat, the timing and the result. Gun powder (or black powder) is the answer. It burns fast and hot, the placement can be controlled and it’s relatively easy to make. I’m still refining the recipe but I’m happy with the results so far. I want to get it volatile and hot enough to be able to have it actually burn in the rain. I think the results could be pretty exciting. Stay tuned, viewers. I hope to have updates soon!
