Surrealitic Art (3) of David Ehlen
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Over There
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21" x 21"
Oil on Canvas
January 21, 2001
Artist: David Ehlen


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 8 x 15 inches 
 Oil on Canvas 
 July, 1997

Over There

I began applying thick paint to the canvas with a palette knife. I was only using white and black paint at this time. I was painting over a canvas that had green and white clouds and that began to come out when I started washing out the paint. Once I started spraying the canvas with turpinoid (brush cleaning solution) and managed to control some of the areas thanks to a very small spray bottle.

I applied the color by thinning out selected colors, red, light purple, yellow, gold and white, and mixed them separately inside the spray bottle. I laid the canvas on the floor and spayed the color on in a mist fashion and then letting it sit there. The thinner itself dries reasonably quickly and the color remains.

Once the oil paint dried, I applied a phosphorescent paint to areas of the body that would be highlighted by moonlight. I put this painting in my bedroom and often see it glowing on the wall. It is actually disturbing.

 

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