Home Decor - Abstract painting

It was a cold, bleak morning in Brissie yesterday.  Brrrrrrr! 

I love winter so I'm not complaining.

As short as they are, our winters are often up and down 

when it comes to temperatures. 

Never constant like the winter I remember in Wyoming.

Our winter mornings and evenings are cold (for us) 

but our winter days can actually get quite warm, even hot.  

Last week, we had a few summer-like days 

in what is usually our coldest part of the year. 

It seems that our winters like to toy with us. 

Moving on... 

As you may have seen in a recent post, 

I changed the colour scheme in my bedroom 

from blues/greens/whites to blacks/greys/whites. 

As the ensuite is connected to my bedroom 

I changed it over to match the new colours. 

I needed a painting for above the toilet so 

a quick abstract was in order to tie bedroom and ensuite together. 

I realise abstract art isn't everyone's cup of tea but I quite like it. 

This is probably more decorative than true abstract anyways.

I painted over an older painting with black acrylic paint,

then the fun began. 

The initial stage 

The end result 

I had to force myself to stop because it was quite addictive.

I will share a secret on how to get those crazy, squiggly lines.  

ACRYLIC HOUSEHOLD PAINT!

HEADS UP - Artists acrylic paints won't cut it
because they contain more acrylic resins than regular household paint.

I bought a couple of affordable sample pots in grey and white 

To get the desired effect, 

I simply dipped a wooden skewer into the colour pot, 

then working quickly, 

before the paint dropped from the skewer, 

I just flicked it back and forth over the canvas. 

I made some circular movements too 

just going with the flow.

The elasticity of the latex paint holds the paint together 

like a very thick syrup. 

You can get some nice, swirly effects with it. 

I did three layers all up - dark to light 

using grey, light grey, and white. 

I allowed each layer to dry thoroughly 

before going onto the next.

the finished piece hanging in the ensuite 

now everything matches the new decor colours

I LOVE IT!!!