BobBlast 316 - "Starting a Black and White Painting"

Welcome back to Another BobBlast! This week's BobBlast is the third in the series of Contrasts. The first BobBlast in this series discussed warm and cool, last week's featured Big and Little. This BobBlast takes advantage of using only black and white acrylic paint! First, the big advantage of using black and white is there is less of a chance of making a colorful, muddy painting. No color! Next, without the distraction of color, you can focus on the shapes, their edges and a clear focal point at the very onset of the painting. I start with a light grey tone wash - the mid tone. And while the paint is still wet, I sprinkle a few drops of isopropyl to make small eddies and ringlets in the paint. All special effects! Next - and you will see in the demo - I focus on the graphics of the alphabet letter "C" and the variations throughout and all over the painting. The composition is "meandering" - illustrated by my drawing back into the painting with more black and white acrylic paint. So, that's your painting assignment! My concepts are usually simple, but I rely on being inventive, inquisitive and most importantly, a mad scientist with a paint brush! I am so thrilled to be a painter - especially right now, every day. And, boy do we ever have LOTS to paint, right now. Stay where you create. Start with Contrast. We’re having a sale on selected Burridge Studio Products! Go to our website to order. Click here to order Bob’s Loosen Up Workbook & Studio Notes at a 50% discount! Normally $29.95, now $14.95 (plus CA sales tax and S/H) NEW! NEW! NEW! Date Night with Bob! Saturdays in August - All Zoom Painting Workshops! Limited to 20 - Click here for more info. New Virtual Exhibit - Petting Zoo - Juried Show with $2,000 in Awards  Petting Zoo - painting your pets, barnyard buddies and exotic zoo creatures! Abstract or traditional - capture the animals’ personality. Your entries will be posted in a closed FaceBook group. Keep reading for eligibility and entry information. •July 31, 2020 Final day for entries •Linda Kemp, juror Eligibility: •Open to artists 16 years and older •Artist’s artwork must be original and current - created within the last year •Paintings entered must be 2D painted surfaces and can include collage and other mixed media. No photography please •No size requirement •RBS reserves the right to refuse any work submitted •$25 registration fee - Maximum of 3 pieces per entry Go to https://robertburridge.com/petting-zo... to view prospectus and apply! Looking forward to seeing your work!