recently i’ve found myself a bit tired of portrait paintings so i’ve been going back to my “roots” of books, nature art, abstract and assemblage. i’m loving it! it’s not that i don’t enjoy painting faces because i do… i just don’t feel the direction in was going was entirely true to myself. i originally took a class to learn faces “right” so i could do them “wrong”, better and intentionally. things were getting a little too rigid for me, so i had to step back from myself a minute.
which brings me to my newest piece, “the only way out is through”. it measures 12×12 and is on gallery wrapped canvas.
ingredients:
acrylic, ink and diamond glaze
this piece is very textural as you will see in the detail images below. you can click on them to view enlarged versions.
the title of this piece was inspired by the line “the best way out is is always through,” written by robert frost in 1914 a servant to servants.
this piece can also be found here: http://aliciacaudle.com/art/shop/the-only-way-out-is-through-alicia-caudle.php
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25 April, 2016 at 11:32 am
Seth
Oh this is just incredible. Liking those roots of yours!!! Do you mind if I feature this piece in a Week Links post?
25 April, 2016 at 11:40 am
alteredbits
thank you so much, seth! i don’t mind at all, of course. it would be an honor!
i was just thinking about you, too — i’m pushing myself back into the blogging world and you know yours is my favorite. ❤ i'm going to be catching up over the next few days and i'm so excited!
2 May, 2016 at 1:17 pm
gaelle1947
Hey, this comment chain is coming full circle! I just hopped over here after reading about you on Seth’s blog. Cool how connections are made! Love your piece which now makes me want to read the title’s source. You mentioned “Diamond Glaze”, so had to look that one up. I work in acrylics and mixed media so like to follow-up whenever a new product is mentioned. I found some art-related information about this product, but it is mostly mentioned as a nail (manicure) product. If you can elaborate further on this glaze, I’d so appreciate it. Thanks!
3 May, 2016 at 7:48 am
alteredbits
hi gaelle,
thank you so much.
you can find diamond glaze here: http://www.amazon.com/Judikins-GP005-Diamond-Glaze-2-Ounce/dp/B001B26II4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1462290335&sr=8-2&keywords=diamond+glaze+glue
it’s a dimensional glue that can be used to add texture, as an adhesive or top coat — really just about anything, it’s a pretty fantastic product. a friend of mine used to use it in jewelry making so it’s really quite versatile. i haven’t heard of it used as a manicure product but i can see that that could be easily done. 🙂
3 May, 2016 at 8:10 am
gaelle1947
Thank you for your quick and informative reply! I’d replied to the email notification of your comment but wasn’t sure if it would show up under comments. Can’t wait to try out this products. My best wishes for all your artistic endeavors.