Episode 34: Melanie Morris
Welcome to my conversation with acrylic artist Melanie Morris.
In the conversation you’ll discover Morris' system for keeping loose when working large, how to keep yourself from being overwhelmed when you buy flowers for painting and so many great tips on color. Seriously, you’ll want to write these down.
Podcast Art Club:
Check out the bonus conversation with Morris here. We talk ugly middle stages and how to learn from your teachers without copying them (and why that will help you in the long run.) Plus, 7 Painting & Color Tips from Morris.
You can also learn more about Melanie Morris here:
In this episode, Melanie Morris discusses:
1:22 How Morris got started in art
3:04 Going back to art school
4:04 Thinking about what you like
4:44 Missing pieces as a self-taught artist
5:22 Type of acrylics
7:29 Blending in a fast-drying medium
8:38 Palette
9:21 Tactical solutions
10:22 Process
14:15 Pre painting prep
15:14 Dark to light, thin to thick
17:40 Going big
18:53 Thinning or thickening up paints
19:27 Mediums and transparency
19:54 Setting up a simple still life
21:56 Importance of a light source
23:59 The challenge of florals
25:17 Mixing shapes
27:10 Inside vs outside information of shapes
28:37 Squinting
29:34 Foliage
30:49 Trickiest part of the landscape
32:23 Acrylic dries darker
33:32 Creating depth in a landscape
34:35 Atmospheric perspective in floral work
35:28 Background color
36:24 Mood of work and color’s effect
37:31 How to mix bright colors
38:28 Saturated next to unsaturated
39:07 How she develops the painting
40:14 The fun of being an artist
41:28 Building up a flower
42:20 Deconstructed the process
43:17 Handling whites
44:54 A tricky color
45:52 Colorful greys
47:38 Pigment ratios
49:04 How to get really good at painting
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