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Try This Simple Acrylic Painting with Bronze Metallic Paint and a Stencil
I thought I would do a painting in my art journal and play around with an interesting acrylic painted background, some nice bronze metallic paint, a favorite stencil, and have some fun getting creative! Acrylic painting is so much different than watercolor, but but it is so fun to use both. I hope you enjoy…
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Simple Acrylic Painted Background and a Dollar Tree Hummingbird Focal Point!
Hi friends! I stopped at the Dollar Tree to look around, and I found these great hummingbird wall decals that I decided to use in my art journal. If you want some interesting focal points for your background paintings, these can be a great, inexpensive, fun option to get creative. I hope you enjoy! –…
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Simple Abstract Art with Florals, Practice Gradients and Palette Knife
Hi friends! I got out the palette knife to make this fun acrylic painting with simple abstract art and florals. Blended a nice sunset type of gradient and I love how the bright oranges and reds went with the turquoise and bright white colors. This one turned out great, and I hope you try it!…
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Paint Loose and Easy Florals in Abstract Impressionist Style
Hi friends! I’m doing a little bit of a different painting today! I’m painting loose and easy florals, but in an abstract impressionist style. This is an intuitive painting, but I had an idea of what I wanted the final subject to be. I am only using three colors, plus black, white, and burnt sienna…
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Two Paintings Using Only 3 Primary Colors Abstract Acrylic Paintings
Hi friends! What started as an art journal page became two paintings when I had some paint leftover! I used just three colors for both of these, along with some Posca doodles over the acrylic paint. This is such a fun exercise, especially mixing fun paint colors. I hope you enjoy! – My website (free…
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Only 3 Colors! Intuitive Abstract Painting with Acrylic on Paper
Hi friends! Join me with your favorite primary colors and make an intuitive painting. This is great for beginners and a lot of fun to practice color mixing while challenging yourself to create something from your imagination. I hope you enjoy this one. As always, thanks for watching! – My website (free downloads, reviews, and…
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Painting a Masterboard and Turning it into Decorated Tags and Ephemera
Hi friends! I made a masterboard today using paint, washi tape, stamping, stencils, doodles, and collage! I even grabbed some really cute wall decals with butterflies to add, and they worked so well! I can’t believe what you can get at the Dollar Tree, and how great some of the items are for crafting. I…
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Fun and Easy Collage Potted Flowers & Doodles Over Painted Acrylic Background
Hi friends! I got a new Fiskars swivel cutter and wanted to try it out, so I decided to do a collage of potted flowers with doodles over an acrylic and inked background in my art journal. I LOVED the cutter, but they do have a learning curve. Also, I purchased them at Michaels on…
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Folk Inspired Bird Painting with ‘Plaid’ Background in Acrylic Paint and Posca Pens
Hi friends! I wanted to paint a fun plaid background on my journal page with acrylic paint, but I wasn’t sure what to add on top! Since I’ve been loving painting birds lately, I thought that would be the perfect thing to add. I hope you grab your supplies and try this one! As always,…
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Working on Small Circle Abstract Paintings for Collage Fodder – Free Printable
Hi friends! I had some leftover acrylic paint in my palette, so I got to work on some small abstract painted circles for collage fodder! I kind of came at this from a grid journal perspective, but my plan is to digitize this file, turn it into stickers or circle elements, and use them in…
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Easy Acrylic Painting with Flowers in a Vase, Full Process Including Sketch – Bee Paper Palette
Hi friends! I’m back in my art journal today for an acrylic painting of some easy flowers in a vase. I’m also trying out a new Bee Paper palette! I really enjoyed using it, and it was a pretty inexpensive buy, so I’m glad I picked it up to try. I hope you grab your…
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Intuitive Abstract Art on Canvas that Turned Into Earthy Red Florals
Hi friends! I created an intuitive painting on canvas today, combining mixed media art techniques with collage art elements to create this loose floral painting! Starting with an art journal approach, I layered various materials including paints, inks, and abstract collage pieces to build up an expressive art piece. Grab whatever supplies you have on…
