Acrylic Painting
One of the most enjoyable art mediums for me to work with is acrylic paint. I just love to conjure up whatever I think might look cool on an empty canvas. Below are some of the paintings I've made using acrylic paint.
5th Dimension Hippo
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
11" x 14"
For this art piece I thought of a beautiful sunset in the savannah. The giant red sun falling over the horizon as the animals begin to rest. The animal in my painting is meant to be a hippopotamus, mostly inspired by Moto Moto from the Madagascar sequel. The poor hippo has accidentally transversed into the 5th dimension where its simple mind cannot comprehend the confusion of the new space. There the 5th dimension hippo tries to comprehend its surroundings. The hippo is not alone however, as it as a friend in the form of a tiny bug sitting on its ear who also transversed into the 5th dimension. I experimented with creating geometric shapes for this piece to create an alien, abstract look for the mystical 5th dimension.
Mouth of Mt. Geode
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
12" x 16"
This is my favourite painting which I've created. Depicted is a colossal mountain in the back made from stone and crystals and covered in snow and woods. In the front is the icy ground of the icefield. In the centre of the piece is a small cave, where Petals the blue flower thing and her newfound friend who I've called Player, the mammal thing with red clothes sit around a fire that keeps them warm in the frigid landscape. Player has come from a place far south, much different to the icy north where Petals resides. She's taken Player in for the night so they don't have to sleep in the numbing outside. It's late at night now, as the bright full moon is out and about and there's nowhere else to go other than an endless icy landscape. For this painting I experimented alot with using water to create texture for the ice. I also worked on adding some depth by using different shades on the mountain to make it look bumpy and rugged.
Edge of the Sky
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
12" x 16"
The edge of the sky, a mythical land high above the clouds. Towers belonging to an academy of magical research poke through the night sky as wizards study and create art under the roofs. The wizards get a gorgeous view of the crescent moon which radiates with light. Behind the moon the infinite stars of the galaxy dot the air and twinkle in the atmosphere, inspiring the wizards tp pursue their dreams. The magic infused into the strucutre also allows it to exist upside down without falling through the clouds. The inspiration behind this piece is a location in the video game "My Singing Monsters" by Big Blue Bubble called, called "Mythical Island". Like my painting, Mythical Island is a place of dreams and starry nights which sits in a landscape dotted with stars and puffy clouds. For this painting I experimented with adding shines and highlights to make the moonlight appear even more powerful.
Me are Hunger
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
12" x 12"
Black holes have always fascinated and terrified me. They are such an extremely dense object that not even light can escape their gravitational pull. I wanted to creat a homage to the sheer power black holes hold, so I made this painting. Depicted is a rocky world being sucked into the inescapable void of the black hole. The surface of the planet breaks and turns into a bright glowing river of heat and matter flying towards the event horizon. For this painting I messed around with adding gloss to the river of light feeding into the black hole to make it appear shinier, brighter and overall more intense. I also made the space background by using a sponge to create the blue space gas and the stars by flicking white paint off a toothbrush.
