Bubble Tree Acrylic on canvas 14" X 14" Not for Sale
Original To The Final Piece
Bubble Tree: This was one of Eleven series paintings I did for an exhibition at the “Bite Burger House” restaurant in Ottawa for a few months. it’s current location is on my wall in my apartment. This was one of two of my favorites. The reason I decided to paint Such a unique Tree: I am raising money for a missions trip to Africa for the Sawubona Projects. The Sawubona Projects helps young girls and women learn how to do things like sewing, crafts, cooking etc. The tree trunk was made using permanent marker. and the leaves were made by mixing yellow paint, soap and water. I then used a straw to blow bubbles and scooped it with a spoon and placed them down on the page. once dry I took the end of my paint brush and dipped it in white paint and carefully followed the patterns of the bubbles. This was an interesting concept for me. unfortunately what I was going for with the bubbles didn’t turn out how I saw it in my head, once I experimented with the white paint I was supersized at how it turned out.
Description and Explanation: The background is dark purple going into light purple and finally blue, painted in a circular motion to represent the sun and sky. Right in the center of the painting stands a tall tree. The leaves are small white dots imitating bubbles. under the white bubbles is a thin layer of yellow paint mixed with dish soap and water, then blown on using a straw. This painting took a dramatic change when I finished it and decided I didn’t like the end results and ultimately changing it completely. it went from a solid orange painting with an elephant and a tree, to a bright purple with an extravagant tree in the center. I was attempting to break the laws of art by blowing the acrylic paint on with a straw, similar to what can be done using water color.
Second Image Description and Explanation: Orange background painted in a circular motion. big tree on the left and side profile of an elephant on the right and a couple of small birds sitting on it’s butt and one flying above it’s head. This painting took a dramatic change when I finished it and decided I didn’t like the end results and ultimately changing it completely.
