Several months ago I rediscovered acrylic pouring. I had been having fun experimenting with watercolor and yupo paper... this seemed the next step in my attempt to be loose. It was time to let the medium (in this case acrylic paint) do the work.
I began by wetting watercolor paper on both sides. This helps keep the paper from buckling. I wiped it off a little and laid it on wax paper on a stiff backing. I covered the entire piece of paper with white paint (that had been mixed with Floetrol - a pouring medium.) Then I began to drizzle paint all over it. I wanted to create a lot of 'cells' (paint 'bubbles') so I added a few drops of silicone to the paint.
You can see some of the cells appearing!
The next day, after it had dried, I began to look for 'something' in it. I turned it in different directions and tried looking for interesting images in this design.
The following week, I showed all this to my art group and they loved it... several of them saw fish swimming. 
I then decided to have some fun with this and began finding as many fish as I could. As I found a fish, I added eyes... I started to get carried away and had to stop myself at one point because I saw fish everywhere! Take a look... I am sure you could have added even more eyes!
So, this became "Swimming Upstream." It is currently part of the SMAL Members' Show hanging at the St. Michaels Library during the month of June. In July, it will be part of an exhibit at Blue Crab Coffee in St. Michaels. Stop by and count the fish!
More acrylic pours to come...
One other note - This blog site has notified my that as of July, the automatic notification to many of you who have subscribed to this blog will no longer be operative. I am going to try to figure out how to find out who you are and get messages to you...but I find this electronic issue challenging! Will do my best to keep you informed!
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