About a month ago I have taken an amazing workshop on a wet-on-wet acrylic technique and mixed media . We used fluid acrylic which I never used before and it opened a new world for me! This paint has a lot of pigment and allows combining the effects of water colours and oil in one. Since then I am experimenting a lot with ‘Golden’ fluid acrylics and adding collage to my paintings. Previously Picasso’s collages inspired me to add newspaper print and Japanese rice paper to my realistic paintings, and I continue doing it with abstract paintings too. It seems that while painting abstract compositions, you need to connect to your inner world in order to create a visual impression. You are using you mind, emotions and may be sub-consciousness to express yourself in abstract way. It frees you and you create a different kind of beauty. Said that, the compositions are often inspired from realistic scenes or /and experiences. The last painting that I have done called “Warm snow” (Mixed media on w/c paper, 14’ x 17’). It was inspired by an image seen while driving along the Bathurst Street in the early evening. The sky, road and cars around seemed all blue from darkening sky and rare snowflakes. The snow was melting in the air and the red lights of cars ahead of me were making long reflections on the wet road. It created an abstract image in my mind of red long strips on a blue canvas. This combination of warm and cold colours inspired me to make a series called ‘Warm Snow’.
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