Four Oranges – Yuppppo-po!
Ah, Yupo…I love you.
Some areas in this particular painting remind me of fused colored glass. The key to making the paint flow as it wishes on Yupo seems to be a lot of (but not too much – or the color is lost!) – surprise – water. Even the very process of painting on Yupo is kind of exciting. Should I make a video or something? I would probably have to have two cameras: one for the painting and one for my facial expressions, stuck out tongue, and crazy blissful smile.
By the way, I tried a heavier sheet of Yupo (144lb). It feels solid and serious when handling, but I did not yet notice any difference between a 74 and a 144 lb when painting.
And some less exciting sketches:
(EDM 93, egg carton) – drew this one on a paint chip. After hours spent picking out paint for our walls, I have a ton of them in all kinds of colors. I think they’re great for little sketches like this.
This one is another result of experimenting in my Moleskine 
I haven’t tried Yupo, although I’ve had some for a long time. I think I need more control than Yupo allows. That said, your painting is lovely. It’s just so striking, and I love the blue and orange together – they really pop! What a good idea to use paint chips for little sketches. I have quite a few of them, too, but I never thought to draw on them. Now I will! Thank you!! nancy
You know, I’ve seen some paintings on Yupo that are very much controlled. You can use resists and you can work almost dry brush. I still think though that Yupo is great for wet into wet painting and the less you mess with the paint, the better
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And the paint chips – aren’t they fun? I have a couple textured ones, too, that could be interesting with pastels or pencils…or acrylics!
That’s a very cool effect on the Yupo paper. The colors and the way they bled together are beautiful.
Thanks for stopping by, Lynn!
All of these are absolutely wonderful! I love they idea of sketching on a paint chip. My vote for “green” idea of the month. I like 144# Yupo better than the lighter stuff. I have had trouble with the 74# yupo buckling under a lot of water. Just keep experimenting and you will learn what you like. Have you tried “printing” yet? If not, put down a very light coat of water, put in some paint with no design in mind, press a second sheet of the same size on top, pull it up and see what happens. You will have two similar images but one will be reversed and you will really see some amazing things happen!
Thanks for the tip, Linda! I haven’t tried “printing” like that yet. Definitely will give it a try!
Lovely experiments. Great art.
Thank you so much for visiting my blog and leaving such kind comments.
My pleasure, Ramona.
I totally agree with having a video!
It looks so cool and so much fun to do. The sketch and the experiment were great too!
Thank you Alex! I’ll see what I can do about a video
I like ALL of these…yes, the Yupo piece, but the egg carton sketch is full of wonderful lines! I’ve enjoyed seeing all the ways you are exploring with your art!
thanks
What an amazing painting on the Yupo! I like the egg carton sketch and your Mole experiment also- great work!
thank you!
Yippee Yupo! That is absolutely beautiful – I have got to try it someday! Stunning. In fact I think the egg carton is a great drawing and I love the Moleskine experiment as well – free loose and exciting! Excellent work.
Thanks Dan!
All three pieces are just wonderful. I love the loose look on the Moleskine!