An Acrylic Journey: From Trash to Treasure & An Inward Look with Mary Todd Beam
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An Acrylic Journey: From Trash to Treasure & An Inward Look with Mary Todd Beam
In the first project Mary strives to achieve order out of the visual chaos of a garage sale. She uses a view finder to isolate her subject and proceeds to simplify the objects into more basic shapes. Mary simplifies subjects in a line drawing then builds a foundation of bold, transparent pigments. She caps the painting with opaque layers and textures enabled by her acrylic process. She introduces concepts like linkage, abstraction and simplification. In the second painting, Mary encourages you to look inward for inspiration. In this abstract composition, she cuts masks from contact paper and prints personal symbols with sheets of plastic. She finishes the painting with a graphic flourish. Mary encourages spontaneity and exploration but takes time to critique her work at each stage. Catch her enthusiasm and discover your creative self in An Acrylic Journey: From Trash to Treasure and An Inward Look with Mary Todd Beam.
00m 53s
1. The Yard Sales
03m 48s
4. Line and Shape
01m 29s
7. Surface Texture
03m 13s
8. Transparent Gold
01m 21s
9. Transparent Red
05m 05s
10. Transparent Darks
05m 19s
12. Adjusting Transparencies
02m 55s
13. Color and Shape
01m 01s
14. Back on the Easel
02m 28s
15. Final Touches
02m 23s
16. Final Thoughts
00m 30s
17. Part 2: An Inward Look
07m 51s
18. Creating a Resist
04m 54s
19. The Underpainting
01m 01s
20. Personal Symbols
07m 59s
22. Plastic Printing
01m 18s
23. Layering Color
09m 25s
24. Line and Edge
08m 27s
25. Adding Interest
03m 03s
26. Edge Correction
01m 21s
27. Symbols and Meanings
04m 32s
28. Decoration and Details
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About The Artist:
Mary Todd Beam
Mary Todd Beam, painter, popular workshop instructor, juror, lecturer is an elected member of the American Watercolor society, where she became a Dolphin Fellow and won their Gold Medal of Honor in 1996; National Watercolor Society, Ohio Watercolor and many others. Beam has been the juror for state, local and national exhibits; such as the National Watercolor Society's Annual and the Rocky Mountain Annual Exhibit. Her work has been chosen for inclusion in several major exhibits including the National Academy of Design's Biennial in New York city. Beam has won awards from many major exhibits including the Gold Medal from the American Watercolor Society, the Ralph Fabri Medal, the Ohio Watercolor Society's Silver and Bronze medals, the Lone Star award,...
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