Awesome Art Happy Hour
By April on Feb 4 Filed In Austin, Texas 1 Comment
Living in Austin TX it’s hard to turn a corner without running into someone that’s an artist of some kind. While at the annual (awesome-sauce) Knuckle Rumbler New Years Eve party, I had the pleasure of meeting a talented dude by the name of Michael Toone.
Michael and a new piece
While people bands played and people partied around him, Michael let his creative juices flow during the party, letting the party goer’s have input as he added to the painting he was working on. Live art at a party is as close to being in the artists studio as possible and is a great way to be introduced to new mediums. It’s also a great way to get to know the person behind the canvas.
He uses polyurethane, spray paint, house paint, and newspaper in the process to create these one of a kind paintings. When asked to tell me his secrets he told me this, “I build up layers with the spray paint . Then I drop polyurethane from above into the layers. More spray paint is added, and then the entire painting is covered with newspaper and ragged off. The end result is an acid wash/hyper patina type of affect. The whole process is the result of an experiment performed a year ago, and I don’t think anybody else is doing this.”
While hanging out with Michael his studio, I was invited to create a little something myself. I learned that to make something more masculine, add squares and to make the effect more feminine to add circles. The more I think about that, the more I consider how much I love bubbles and swirly patterns. (See pic I painted for an example.) The awesome background is all Michael but the layers on top are all yours truly. No, don’t worry, I won’t be quitting my day job anytime soon.
Yes, I created this beauty!
Want to see his art up close and personal and relieve some of that cabin fever brought on by the Arctic Blast of 2011?
Then head on over to Urban Squared Realty tonight (Friday February 4th) between 5-8pm for a little art (to look at AND being created in front of you), snacks, sips, and music.
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