Tag Archives: Acrylic

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My Original Artwork ~ Universe #3

Here’s my 3rd painting in the Universe Series, and the 5th in the Colorful Contemporary Series of paintings that I’ve been experimenting with, titled ‘My Original Artwork ~ Universe #3 (16″ x 20″).’  I changed up the color palette a bit for this composition, using two shades of blue, green and white to make this colorful splash of an impression of the universe.

I’m enjoying this new direction of colorful discovery and creativity in my artwork, and one never knows what’s around the next corner ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ Universe #3 (16″ x 20″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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My Original Artwork ~ Universe #2

I’ve completed my 2nd painting in the Universe Series, and the 4th in my Colorful Contemporary Series of paintings which I call ‘My Original Artwork ~ Universe #2 (16″ x 20″).

My Universe Series is an attempt to create an impression of the universe through color.  I’ve been able to advance the techniques I discovered in Universe #1, and used a theme of red, blue and white for this portrayal of the heavens.

This Contemporary Series of paintings has been a fun and creative process for me to take my art in new directions, and I look forward to continuing my experiments with color ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ Universe #2 (16″ x 20″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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My Original Artwork ~ Universe #1

I’ve finished my most recent painting titled ‘My Original Artwork ~ Universe #1 (16″ x 20″)’ which is the third in my colorful contemporary series of paintings.  I’ve always wanted to paint something like this, and I’m amazed at the colors and details when viewing this painting closely.

I’ve only used the three primary colors of red, blue and yellow, along with white, as the basis for this painting, and all the many colors on this canvas stem from these three colors blending with each other and with white.  Many of the circles of paint in this composition are the blended colors of many hues, and the canvas is littered with smaller dots of ‘stars’ the closer you look.  I’ll continue this type of painting now that I know the technique, and try to control the size and distribution of colors in a second colorful portrayal of the universe ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ Universe #1 (16″ x 20″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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My Original Artwork ~ A Tree of Many Colors

This is my latest acrylic painting on canvas called ‘My Original Artwork ~ A Tree of Many Colors (16″ x 20″), and the second in my colorful contemporary series of paintings.  I’m very pleased with how this painting turned out, as it’s even better than how I first imagined it would be.  I kept the tree and lawn background rather simple to not take away from the focus on the leaves, while allowing the sky to have subtle ‘cloud like’ variations flowing within it.

My intention was to have each section of leaves represent a different color, and deliberately kept the darker portions lower and closer to the main tree trunk, while keeping the lightest pastel colors around the edges representing the brighter reflections of sunlight around the outside.  The original initial inspiration for this painting came to me while I was studying images of color wheels, and thinking of ways to portray color wheels differently.  In the end I decided that the color wheel concept was too rigid and academic for my intentions – so I came up with this tree of many colors instead ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ A Tree of Many Colors (16″ x 20″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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My Original Artwork ~ Ocean Sunset

Here’s my latest acrylic-on-stretched-canvas painting called ‘My Original Artwork ~ Ocean Sunset (16″ x 20″),’ a contemporary take on the subject.  This is the first of a series of five contemporary style paintings I’ve decided to create, based solely on the reason that I have lots of bright acrylic colors that seldom get used in my traditional color schemes.  Plus, it’s a way for me to deliberately try new things and go in new directions with my artwork.  I plan for each one of these contemporary paintings to be completely different and unique, each time taking me to a place I’ve never visited before ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ Ocean Sunset (16″ x 20″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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My Original Artwork ~ St. Michael’s Mount

I’ve completed my latest acrylic on canvas painting that I call ‘My Original Artwork ~ St. Michael’s Mount (18″ x 36″)’ – a foggy oceanside view of the famous island castle off the shore of Cornwall, U.K.  The level of detail in this composition was a challenge to complete, but I’m satisfied with the outcome and it was worth the effort ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ St. Michael’s Mount (18″ x 36″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

St. Michael’s Mount (18″ x 36″) ~ (Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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My Original Artwork ~ San Francisco

This is my latest acrylic on canvas painting, which I call ‘My Original Artwork ~ San Francisco (18″ x 36″)’ and I’m pleased with the result. The Golden Gate Bridge turned out to be very difficult to replicate with its many cables, but I ended up using pencil with layers of acrylic watercolor wash over the graphite to ‘set’ the cables in place.

I’ve often desired to be a watercolor artist in the past, but had no training or experience in the watercolor technique, and no formal artwork training at all ~ and here in my acrylic paintings I’ve experimented and expanded my techniques to use watercolor washes, and ended up reaching my long sought goal in a roundabout way ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ San Francisco (18″ x 36″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

San Francisco (18″ x 36″) ~ (Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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My Original Artwork ~ Windowpane Moonlight

I’ve completed my latest painting, which I call ‘My Original Artwork ~ Windowpane Moonlight’ (18″ x 24″), and I’m pleased that the finished product captures my imagination from when I first thought of painting the Moon and Milky Way.

What was new to me, was the fact that this painting offered me the perspective of looking out at the night sky through a windowpane, as it has a border that reminds me of the condensation around a single-pane window in the wintertime ~ despite the fact that the image of the Moon and Milky Way are enlarged and zoomed in on in the painting.

I enjoy seeing photographs of the universe showing the wondrous beauty of the planets, solar systems and galaxies of deep space, so I’m sure this won’t be my last attempt of painting the universe ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ Windowpane Moonlight (18″ x 24″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

'Windowpane Moonlight' (18" x 24") ~ (Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

‘Windowpane Moonlight’ (18″ x 24″) ~ (Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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My Original Artwork ~ Wildflower Sunset

I’ve finished my most recent painting that I call ‘Wildflower Sunset’ (18″ x 24″), and enjoy the fact that I’m taking my painting in new directions.  This piece was a joy to paint with its happy colors and flowers, and I’m sure I’ll be attempting more flower paintings in the future! 🙂 The tall blue flowers are Wild Blue Chicory (Cichorium intybus), along with Daisies, a single Fire Pink Silene virginica, Dandelions and at the bottom False Rue Anemone (Enomion biternatum) as ground cover.

My next painting is going to be of a night sky with a full moon and the Milky Way Galaxy.  I like the concept of painting whatever comes to mind ~ especially themes I haven’t painted before ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ Wildflower Sunset (18″ x 24″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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Wildflower Sunset (18″ x 24″) ~ (Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

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My Original Artwork ~ A Medieval Fair

I’ve completed My Original Artwork ~ A Medieval Fair (18″ x 24″), and am pleased with how the result reflects the original idea I had when starting this painting.  I like how the jousting tournament and tents in the foreground stand out in a colorful array, while the castle and mountain landscape are softer and muted in contrast.  I also managed to paint in a cast of villagers and townspeople watching the tournament, which was a first for me.

Each new painting is a challenge and an adventure for me, as I attempt to discover and incorporate new techniques and push the limits of what I’ve been able to do previously. My next piece will be of a field of wildflowers, using some of the softer and more muted techniques I incorporated into ‘A Medieval Fair’ ~ enjoy! ☼ 🙂

My Original Artwork ~ A Medieval Fair (18″ x 24″)

(Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

A Medieval Fair (18" x 24") ~ (Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)

A Medieval Fair (18″ x 24″) ~ (Copyright 2017, Mark D. Jones, All Rights Reserved)