095 - Pamela Caughey - Acrylic on 7'x8' Canvas - Part 2! OH NO! BIG MISTAKE!!! Throw it Away?

[@debbiegarland7124]

I love the way you can articulate your needs. I think I’ll start talking out loud when I’m working on a piece just to confirm with myself what i love and don’t love. Thanks Pam, I’m also going to go bigger!!!

[@taliagreenberg5228]

Wow...thx. Pamela..what a beautiful challenge working on such a large canvas!!

[@PamelaCaughey]

Yes it was!! Thanks for your support 😊🌻

[@suedarius538]

You are so brave to share your mistakes as well as your triumphs with your viewing public. I get so much instruction and inspiration from your videos! Thank you.

[@cherylcrane7535]

Pamela, the addition of a it of lilac and Verdi ian really made it come alive!

[@alrenefischer4481]

Pam you are magical thank you so much 😊

[@cecesullivan3690]

Very interesting Pam. A cautionary tale about paying attention to our materials. I really love the painting.

[@jmlfa]

Two absolutelay fascinating videos. A special tahnk you for your open and so deep going comments.

[@merylbovard7454]

I love the triangle! Rough hewn and textured, and connected to the line above it. Beautiful work!!!

[@rosecook8598]

Wow. What a challenge. Tk you

[@suewilson3812]

Absolutely Amazing how you create and destroy and create, so entertaining. You work miracles! Wow, so appreciate you sharing all your techniques and talent. Just Marvelous! Thank YOU!

[@PamelaCaughey]

Thanks Sue - I probably do a lot more destroying/distressing than creating! You are very welcome ;)

[@karlabritfeld7104]

You need to work on large canvases.

[@sha.Lesley]

Mistakes can be sooo beautiful wonderful Pam 🇫🇷

[@susancampos8959]

WOW! Well thank you for sharing your mistake with us as an instructor and sharer of your work. To make sure primer is suitable with meduims you will be using for supplies . I actually thought you wanted that roughness I thought that's interesting good idea. Pulling up that shape or how you changed it to add color to it. White contrast vs yellow shade of color also. So also working with canvas was a challenge for me as I worked on a flower scene years ago. I worked on it for days I was really excited about it! First time working on large Space canvas. And having to apply a sealent to cover surface as well. So yes thank you for those comments I thought it was just me feeling that. Apprehensive and how and what to do! I just did it . With zest and it worked out well. Of course it was very simple yet still a challenge. Now after viewing yours . I brought me more confidence. Thank you.

[@cristinamallol5413]

I enjoy so much seeing you working Thanks for sharing with us

[@PamelaCaughey]

Many thanks, Cristina! I appreciate your comment ;)!!

[@1geniusthinker676]

The feeling of spring back to the earth😀

[@PamelaCaughey]

Nice! Thanks for your comment ;)!

[@josegregoriogomez224]

BUENAS OBRAS! GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR TUS CONOCIMIENTOS. SALUDOS DESDE VENEZUELA!

[@mixedmedialife7916]

OMG I would have been devastated and just... Stopped 🛑 😭. But you are an experienced (and optimistic 😉) pro and that's why I need you and your vids in my life 🤩🤓🤙

[@PamelaCaughey]

Aw - thanks so much but I am really a beginner each time I start a new painting - it's more fun that way! So happy to have you in my course :)!

[@angusmacdonald3626]

I just love your process. When you said, "how do I make it more me", I got tears in my eyes. It is a very emotional thing isn't it? I love how you paint. I have started my own, it's in black and white and I do want to have more color in my paintings but, for right now it is black and white. I based my blk and whit on your "Diamonds in the rough" painting. I loved the curves in white, the underpainting of dark colors and then more white and more dark, then I got stuck because I don't just want to copy, I want it to be "more me". So I am waiting to see how I can make it more me...waiting, waiting, waiting. Sitting in front of my painting and looking at it...and looking at it...and looking at it. My husband said, Picasso just got on with it! We both had a laugh, in the meanwhile, I am sitting and looking at it...and watching your vids.

[@PamelaCaughey]

That's awesome, Angus - you will get there! The most important thing to do to find your personal voice is play - a lot - and work on identifying the things you love - what colors, shapes, textures, lines, etc do you respond to in your life? Those are the clues in your work as well. When you see them, you will know. Follow your inner voice - but remember that PLAY is the ever-giving spring of ideas and discoveries :)

[@enio4975]

@@PamelaCaughey how much is your picture Pamela???❤️❤️❤️

[@PamelaCaughey]

@@enio4975 Please email me at [e-mail] :)

[@marcia_shindler]

I really love the look you got when the paint came off with tape. Beautiful painting!

[@PamelaCaughey]

Thanks! I liked it too - just didn't like why it happened but I will see what I can do to salvage it! :)

[@use-hadimahood]

nice paint i love it

[@patfros5902]

Appreciate your work and openness very much, looking at your proces is very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!

[@PamelaCaughey]

Yes - I believe in total transparency when it comes to art. Art is hard enough without everyone trying to hide their little secrets, which there really are no original secrets for the most part ;)

[@patfros5902]

@@PamelaCaughey Thanks Pamela, it is so true what you write. I have had the experience that artists didn't appreciate the fact that I share and be open in how I make my art, what I do and how I build up the work. I agree with you that there are no original secrets, we all can learn from each other.

[@rosecook8598]

Oh well. Still like the paintin. Very nice

[@dianecharest8365]

Nice. I've been plugging away about 10 months now on abstract. I like your style. I think I'm starting to find my style, as I seem to make the same kindve marks and pick up the same colors. After you've mixed all combinations with a limited pallet, then can you start adding other colors, and will they still harmonize?

[@NidhuvanNagari]

When you glaze do you only glaze certian area's of the canvas of particular colors or would you glaze the entire canvas ? I am trying to learn more about glazing to build layer's ?

[@PamelaCaughey]

Great question! Sometimes you can glaze a whole painting or just portions to achieve harmony 🌺🌺

[@NidhuvanNagari]

@@PamelaCaughey Thanks for replying. Yes I saw you glazing particular areas. Sometimes when I glaze it takes away all the bright energetic colors and look of my pianting.

[@carleanne]

Hi Pam. The videos are fabulous. Painting on oil based gesso. I did this recently on a much smaller scale 24x18. Because it was smaller I laid down more tape ripping up as much as I could and found that about 50% stayed on. Then I sanded, ripping up small amounts of paint as I went and felt safe working back in after that. I ended up with a very interesting surface. I am not suggesting you do that because this is huge but I do remember that OMG moment when it cleanly lifted up to bare canvas. Thanks for sharing this and I can’t wait to see your solution.

[@kalencaughey2201]

Love the painting! ...and the learning process...

[@PamelaCaughey]

Hey thanks! I really appreciate it :)!!

[@petruschka4654]

Hello from Germany… loving to see you painting… you are an inspiration….i liked especially the big mistake… i will try to make a mistake like this in my next painting 😉

[@MosesFalconi]

What are you using at 9:12? Please and thank you

[@karlabritfeld7104]

Abstract art making is such a process... Good and bad. Good when it miraculously comes out awesome, bad when it's just not coming together. It's my life all the time.

[@alrenefischer4481]

Firstly Happy New Year for 2021may you and fam be blessed and lots of love 💕 I am loving your work so please all yo work you have an do lots of HUGS To your whole fam ,,,,,,,,,,,,stay safe ,this watching you and your progrgress Thank you you loverly pam xxxxxxxx

[@jillrobbins4488]

I love all your videos!

[@otfinoskiotfinoski8856]

I love your work Pam but where can you sell large abstracts in Montana? I thought you have to paint cowboys and horses there.

[@PamelaCaughey]

Oh no-please never sacrifice who you are for any gallery. I used to paint cows and flowers but now I’m totally nonobjective. As long as you are authentic-there is a gallery and collector for your work. 😊🌺

[@pawankSagarabstractartist]

Good colours combination and canvas size.

[@kimdelvo3902]

It's such a pragmatic concept: watch, learn and grow. Thank you so much for your deep thought reminding me that art is a living entity and thus it's inevitable. In my perception, in the vast and complex art world, dealing with an unexpected mistake/ happy accident is like testing and challenging your own creativity. The right attitude and notion, its unpredictable fear, and doubt will boost and promote the new sense of understanding and your ability to recreate art. To me, dealing with mistakes can gear you up to reveal and unlock the hidden potential of an art piece! Therefore, thank you for sharing your fearless endeavor and dedication that inspired the viewers' individual creativity and love for art! In my view, the freely expressed hues and tones of the boundless lines and shapes of golden yellows and sky blues make me think of the delightful spring symphony that welcomes all sounds, colors, and dynamics of a beginning journey! The Acrylic on 7'x8' Canvas, "Oh No! Big Mistake !!!", represents how the value of art can be determined by the skill of an artist. It reminds me of Epictetus' expression "It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters." Thank you so much for allowing us to "watch, learn, and grow" and become a better student in art!!

[@marcia_shindler]

Do you think sealing the painting with cold wax medium would help with the problem?

[@PamelaCaughey]

That's a great idea. I actually am thinking of using self-leveling (or Liquitex pouring medium) to try and save this! We will see if it works! I appreciate your comment! :)

[@seamushanna2399]

A really interesting painting Pam, good to see how you have conflated your energy and free marks with some discipline

[@PamelaCaughey]

Many thanks, Heather - thank you for viewing the video ;)!!

[@valeriejohnson2367]

Love love love limited pallet It’s interesting that where you found a mistake is doing the triangle, a sign of caution!

[@PamelaCaughey]

Many thanks! Yes - good point - I hadn't thought of that but I've always thought painting is like a conversation!

[@reemataibah1129]

Nice painting

[@PamelaCaughey]

Hi Reema - thanks so much for your reply :)

[@pawankSagarabstractartist]

Good composition.

[@KateBedellArtist]

Did the tape rip off the primer leaving bare canvas? I'd never heard of oil primed canvas - thought all canvas had to be primed with water based primer as oil primer straight on canvas will rot the canvas. Anyhow, I like the marks it made! Maybe you could patch the back or prime the back?

[@angusmacdonald3626]

I watch you paint and I think, "stop!" don't do that! You are ruining it! - and then, it turns out beautiful! Finis. Done to perfection.

[@cherylmoody7416]

I’ve always been more or less an impressionistic landscape oil painter. I’d love to push my paintings more toward the abstract, or at least add more mark making at some point, probably with oil pastels, but with oils....where is that point? You seem to be able to draw over your wet acrylic paint almost immediately, but I find I can’t do that with the oils. Do I need just to make the jump to acrylics?

[@sarahmiller6183]

I think you should use the peeled paint to your advantage. It did create a cool texture.

[@connierodriguezart2028]

Just curious...do you think you could have gessoes the canvas first and then it would have been ok to paint on? Not sure of the rule of gesso on oil primed canvas...

[@sheilawhittam7545]

Connie Rodriguez Art gesso is acrylic base so no difference.

[@gloriafiero878]

Where is part 3 of this painting exercise?

[@ReineDujardin]

Très beau travail....merci à l'erreur du triangle qui a donné un coup de punch au tableau. Les couleurs s'accordent beaucoup et les touches de lila et de vert rehaussent les tons.....merci pour ton humilité et ta générosité qui fait que l'on apprend tout au long du parcours et de tes doutes et tes erreurs. Bravo paméla.

[@PamelaCaughey]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment and feedback! 🌺🌺

[@fbales]

I love hearing your thought process. Thank you for sharing these videos on KZbin. I wish I could take one of your workshops, but can’t afford it right now. (Silly me! I should have read below first. I think I can afford $9/month. Thank you!)

[@debbiegarland7124]

Looking good Pam. Would a few coats of oil varnish on the finished piece seal the whole thing together maybe? Am interested to know what you’ll do to mount the canvas permanently. Love watching and learning from you, thanks 😊

[@janetstarr10]

Pam, when is your show in Moscow? Thinking of driving up... Is there a reception? And where is it - what gallery?

[@PamelaCaughey]

Hi Janet! Wow that would be awesome ;) The show is at the Univ of ID - School of Art and Architecture Prichard Gallery. Here is the line up of dates: Exhibition Dates: Preview Artist Reception: Thursday, June 18 Official Opening: June 19, 4-9pm as part of Moscow Artwalk Possibility of some form of artist workshop? June 20-21. UI Student artist workshop? Early Sept.? Exhibit closes Sept. 20. Thanks so much for your comment - I'd love to meet you in person :)!!

[@janetstarr10]

@@PamelaCaughey So... to meet you would be June 18th. Thanks.

[@lisajillmatthewartist]

I love your work. I hope you find a solution. Thanks for posting the video. I had no idea that oil primed canvas is for oils only …

[@marionlyon7349]

Love this bright and giddy 🤗- free styled painting. Maybe someone could encapsulate the painting in clear overcoats of Acrylic. Then proceed to soften the oil priming from the underneath until the whole oil layer dissolves. Then they could separate the acrylic layers from the canvas. Once released, conservators could remove all the white under oilpaint.Then your acrylic layer could be glued onto the new acrylic primed canvas. (You can tell I watch a lot of art videos on KZbin!) Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

[@sarawelder1]

Thank you so much for sharing your process and your failures... this makes everything seem more approachable and maybe I can be a bit less hard on myself in future!. You have got me to tidy up my art room and I am now working , yet again, on a painting I started 20 years ago. I do not have as much room as you but I find it hard to be as free on smaller canvases. What to you normally finish your paintings with or do you not add any medium after the paint?

[@CeeCeeArt]

omg...I just bought a roll of primed canvas for the first time. I, of course, threw away the little paper that was attached to the plastic cover. I hope that it's for acrylic. I guess I'll be making a trip to the store today to look at the other rolls in the rack. I hate to say it, but I'm glad that you did this so that I will be aware of this from now on. Sorry LOL.

[@PamelaCaughey]

Yes! I hope you will find out whether your canvas is for oils or acrylic; if your canvas is primed with acrylic gesso, you can paint with either acrylic OR oils, but if oil primed, only oils! Thanks for your post - I'm also glad I posted this so you will find out more about that label! Good luck!!

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[@juliapace2845]

Not sure why I don't understand the 'mistake'. I love the way the paint peeled. It's my favorite passage - full of raw energy. Love it, love it, love it. You could take a picture of it and offer a limited edition if you think permanence is iffy.

[@gloriafiero878]

Might you supply viewers with a breakdown of your episodes according to medium: acrylic, oil, cold wax, etc. Is there an index to all of your videos, so that one might select the medium one is interested in following?

[@PamelaCaughey]

Yes-if you would like this I do offer this organization at my website, www.artandsuccess.com-click on “free videos and tutorials” (scroll down until you see this thumbnail) and you will see all of these videos organized and categorized 😊

[@yurisim1]

if i were in your situation i would try some glazing with oil colors and mediums over acrylic paint in small piece see what happen, if that works, them use the same technic in the big canvas

[@angusmacdonald3626]

Can I buy your mistake🤗

[@PamelaCaughey]

Sure - I'm not sure what to do with it!! ;)

[@martischmidt6412]

Pam, OUCH, that hurt.... You have probably already thought of this, but...Do you think that if you apply clear gesso on top it would seal the underneath part and you could apply more acrylic or add OCW on the top? Onward and Upward

[@PamelaCaughey]

Hi Marti - I am thinking along those lines - I was going to try liquitex pouring medium over the top and have it reach all the way to the raw canvas where there was no oil primer - that way, I feel it would lock in the acrylic plastic layer. It would be totally experimental, but perhaps would at least work for my show (but not for sale - however, I can foresee chopping it in pieces and giving the pieces away in my new WLG library group - haha ;)

[@MWalsh-om3ip]

@@PamelaCaughey perhaps you could, of course, temporarily hang it for the show. I am thinking about how my friend and I would encase objects in lucite.and use for coffetable tops, etc. Thinking here about either a tabletop, or keep as a wall painting (now of considerable weight!) which could be (sold for oodles of money!) mounted by heavy duty bolts in some hotel/corporation lobby etc. Plausible?

[@crisseagrovenor5568]

i love the movement and colour like a dance, appreciate you wanting to create more structure ... and that bought about a lovely contrast a grounding for the dance to seek elevation. i hope you can find a solution to the problem.

[@PamelaCaughey]

Love the word "dance" in your comment! Yes, it certainly felt like a dance - I will be seeking out ways to make sure the acrylic can't escape the surface of the canvas - haha :)

[@KayInMaine]

I haven't watched to the end yet, but I would personally throw this painting out because at some point the paint you've applied will start to peel off. Such a bummer! But as always, a lesson learned. We've all made this kind of mistake.

[@alrenefischer4481]

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[@gavinyates9189]

Absolutely love your work but let's be honest a little kid can scribble Scrabble just as good as an adult. Keep up the good work.

[@mordredsdream]

But the mistake gave it a little more character overall I think.

[@susancohen9935]

I see two figures in that painting---a large woman on the left side-----very small man on right side----I can't wait to see what you do with this

[@josannefromin7750]

Sorry i do not like this painting.......sorry

[@sheilawhittam7545]

Josanne Fromin. You may be looking for realism and cannot see any, that is because this artist is driven to see the effects of under layer and another over.. the subtleties of the materially driven painter. No apologies ... Is that so Pam?

[@robingagan6288]

I dont understand any of this. Totally ridiculous. Looks like a baby threw up

[@sheilawhittam7545]

Robin Gagan .. it is about layers, a materially driven artist making beauty of the material.

[@tomswindle6087]

That's why art is so subjective. Abstract art is all about why. Not who, where, when or how.

[@robingagan6288]

@@tomswindle6087 yes. WHY would anyone buy it