by Cyd Rust | Mar 18, 2014 | Blog, Creative Process, Paintings
Well the votes are in, on what “is” a finger painting. I had responses on the blog, privately, and all across the social media networks. I’d like to thank everyone for their support, and for stepping up to offer their thoughts. You are so...
by Cyd Rust | Mar 11, 2014 | Blog, Creative Process, Paintings
What exactly “is” a Finger Painting? Over the winter, I began a series of acrylic paintings, trying out various techniques. But once I started oil painting, I set the acrylic series to the side. A recent e-workshop I took with Flora Bowley got me...
by Cyd Rust | Mar 4, 2014 | Blog, Painting Process, Paintings
The Question: Should a Finger Painting “look” like a finger painting? This week I decided to experiment to see if I could make a finger painted oil painting look like one created with brushes, just to see how I felt about that question. For my canvas I...
by Cyd Rust | Feb 25, 2014 | Blog, Painting Process, Paintings
My second finger painting in oils turned out even more experimental than I had planned. No. 2 was actually the first Finger Painting in Oils I started. I bought the paint at the end of December, when the art supply store was very limited after the holiday rush. I knew...
by Cyd Rust | Feb 19, 2014 | Blog, Painting Process, Paintings
My first Finger Painting in Oils is completed. What an experiment! I learned so much. Far more than I ever would have thought possible from one painting. My plan had been to take these babies for a test ride, to see just what they could do. I had no idea what I was in...
by Cyd Rust | Feb 12, 2014 | Blog, Painting Process
Let’s go shopping! Aisle Two…Gloves. Since I am going to be finger painting I need gloves. No matter what medium an artist decides to use, most likely the paints do have heavy metal content paints. i.e. quinacridones, cadmiums and cobalts. It’s really not...
by Cyd Rust | Feb 5, 2014 | Blog, Painting Process
Let’s go shopping! Aisle One…Paint. If you are like me, you love being in art supply stores right? Those glorious racks upon racks of beautiful colors hanging there begging you to choose them. Like how overwhelming is that? I always get butterflies when it comes to...
by Cyd Rust | Jan 28, 2014 | Art & Life, Blog, Creative Process
Hi, it’s Cyd… I wanted to give you a glimpse into my personal life for just a moment. Not that I’m that private of a person anyway, right? I know, it’s that midwestern, straight from the shoulder mentality. Be it as it may. Anyway, because of...
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by Cyd Rust | Dec 31, 2013 | Blog, Paintings
Flowers In Green Bottle This painting started as a complete abstract palette knife piece. It was quite lovely in its own way… but when I turned it sideways from it’s original orientation, I saw this amazing cut glass green bottle, and what appeared to be...
by Cyd Rust | Dec 11, 2013 | Paintings
This week during the #thrivingartist Summit, artist Flora Bowley captured my imagination. One of the ways Flora generates a path for creativity is to paint to music, letting it create the rhythm of the painting. This sounded like such fun, that I decided to try it...
by Cyd Rust | Nov 11, 2013 | Paintings
In 2008, my son and I would spend a few hours every Tuesday afternoon on a photoshoot. Many of these found us in Rocky Mountain National Park. One trip in particular we struck gold, when we wandered into the most amazing Aspen grove I have seen. And trust me, I have...
by Cyd Rust | Jul 15, 2013 | Blog
I know I have been off the grid for a while. That is because totally out of the blue, my studio became the home of 5 Border Collie puppies. Not something I was expecting! But my cousin needed some help, and we do what we need to for family, right? I thought I would...
