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 | Apr 29, 2012 | Blog, Painting Process
Have you heard the phrases Objective and Non-Objective art thrown around, but you didn’t know the difference? Here is a quick lesson to help you: Clear your mind of everything. Focus on a dot out in space and try not to think of anything for as long as you...
by Cyd Rust | Jun 2, 2009 | Blog, Painting Process
I thought it might be fun to do a step by step demonstration of one of my works as I was painting it. This is to be an entry for an upcoming show if it turns out. It is a from a photo of a hybrid Zinnia I shot at the Colorado State University Floral Testing Site. The...
