MICHAEL ARNOLD ART
| "She's Got Legs" |
2008 Acrylic on
canvas 24 x 36 inches
“She’s Got Legs” is an original, signed acrylic painting on a gallery-wrapped
canvas by artist Michael Arnold. My wife appears as the subject in another one
of my paintings. This is another pop artwork inspired by artists such as
Roy Lichtenstein,
Andy Warhol, and
Tom
Wesselmann. I spread modeling paste combined with acrylic paint onto the canvas
using a makeshift trowel I carved out of plastic. It gives the painting added
texture and lines which compliments the simplistic pop art design. The colors by
themselves are loud and in your face, but together they blend harmoniously into
a pleasing composition.
The painting makes a bold statement on any wall where it is displayed.
"She's got Legs" is also available as the front of
note cards and the prints can be purchased
here.
This artwork was created using acrylic paint on a high quality wrapped
canvas. Acrylic paint works very well on stretched canvas. When
purchasing artwork many people aren't sure what the difference is
between acrylic and oil paintings. The main difference between acrylics
and oil paints is the inherent drying time. Oils allow for more time to
blend colors and apply even glazes over underpaintings. This slow drying
aspect of oil can be seen as an advantage for certain techniques, but in
other regards it impedes the artist trying to work quickly. The fast
evaporation of water from the acrylic paint film can be slowed with the
use of acrylic retarders. Retarders are generally glycol or
glycerin-based additives. Oil paints tend to require the addition of a
toxic solvent, such as mineral spirits or turpentine to thin the paints
and clean up tools, though relatively recently water soluble oil paints
have been developed for artist use. Secondly, oil paint films become
increasing yellow and brittle, and will lose their flexibility in a few
decades. Acrylics can be used on many surfaces without a medium- layer.
They allow sharp brush-strokes but also a more delicate shading,
although it is more difficult to create a smooth change between
different shades. They are usually very bright. Although the permanency
of acrylics is sometimes debated by conservators, they appear more
stable than oil paints.
Purchase Price $500 |
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