Stephen Lursen Art — painting tutorial

  I made my second time lapse video called Under Water II for my followers on youtube and right here on my blog! I will post a new video every week which I hope will inspire you to paint in new ways.  Thank you so much for watching! If you like this video and have an interest in learning techniques, please check out some of my online workshops where I teach how to produce interesting and beautiful works of art. The instruction is filled with abstract techniques. Artistically yours, Stephen Subscribe to our mailing list * indicates required First Name * Last...

I finished another small, mixed media painting for a potential kid's class.  I used collage (book text, printed photo of fox, ribbon), hot glue for texture, acrylic, and ink. For my adhesives I used Mod Podge, but I highly recommend Golden Matt Medium. It has a better texture, lower odor, and faster drying time. Let's get started!  I started with an 8"x10" canvas and collaged a background of scrap-booking paper.  Torn book text was applied to add texture and variety. I cut three pieces of ribbon. I moved them around quite a bit to figure out where I wanted them...