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New Brush-Wipe Style Painting - "White Haze on Electric Blue" by Michael Carlton

10/23/2020

New Brush-Wipe Style Painting -
"White Haze on Electric Blue"

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New Brush-Wipe Style painting I finished recently - it's a monochrome-white painting on a metallic-blue background and has quite a Mark Rothko feel to it...

Often with this style of painting I don't use a border but for this particular piece I wanted a bold outline to complement and contrast the hazy nature of the main body of the piece.

This painting is part of a new series of pieces I've been working on since moving to a new studio in Duivendrecht. Most of the paintings in the series have been on wood (including this one) as it's a new medium I'm experimenting with...

I'll be posting more paintings from the new series here on the blog and on my Social Media pages if you'd like to see the new pieces as they're released...

All the new pieces will also be available for sale in the Online Shop - so if you see one you like then click on the link in the post and it will take you directly to the right page in the shop.

Hope you enjoyed the new piece - comments and feedback as always are welcome below!

I should hopefully be able to post another new piece again early sometime week...

Till then!

Michael

For more paintings in this style check out the #MichaelCarltonMonochrome hashtag...

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New Smiley Face Painting "Bronze Background Face" by Michael Carlton

10/18/2020

New Smiley Face Painting
- "Bronze Background Face"

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Just recently finished this new Smiley Face Painting...

It's the first smiley face painting I've made using metallic paint for the background and I found that using the metallic paint on wood creates the effect of making the painting looks like it simultaneously made of metal and wood.

I hope you like the new piece and as always comments are welcome below!

There'll be more new pieces coming soon and I'll be posting on my Social Media pages as soon as they're ready... ;)

For more information or to purchase this item click on the link below:

Speak soon,

Michael

Bronze Background Face Original Acrylic Painting by Michael Carlton

Bronze Background Face Original Acrylic Painting by Michael Carlton

Bronze Background Face Original Acrylic Painting by Michael Carlton

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New Brush-Wipe Style Painting - "Brush-Wipe Style Square" by Michael Carlton

10/11/2020

New Brush-Wipe Style Painting
- "Brush-Wipe Style Square"

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Brush-Wipe Style Painting by Michael Carlton

Just finished a new acrylic painting in the Brush-Wipe Style that's a part of a collection of 10 or so pieces created to inaugurate my move to a new studio in Duivendrecht.

It's a combination of loosely applied acrylic paints that creates a hazy, etheric feel. I've also mixed in some metallic gold paint too which gives an eye-catching glimmer when viewed from certain angles...

The painting is on 9mm thick mdf board and measures 20cm x 20cm

I hope you like the new piece and as always comments are welcome below!

There will be more from the collection released soon and as usual I'll be posting them on my Social Media pages as soon as they're ready... ;)

Speak soon,

Michael

Brush-Wipe Style Painting by Michael Carlton

Brush-Wipe Style Painting by Michael Carlton

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New Mixed-Media Painting "Golden Wire Spaghetti" by Michael Carlton

10/8/2020

New Mixed Media Painting -
"Golden Wire Spaghetti"

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Mixed-Media Painting

Just finished the first piece from a new collection of paintings to inaugurate the move to my new studio in Duivendrecht... it's called "Golden Wire Spaghetti" and it's a mixed-media piece using acrylic paint and Posca chalk pens on MDF board.

For this piece I used a charcoal black acrylic foundation and then put the chalk pens on the top.

When I was using the pens I didn't let the ink sit long enough to dry so when the next colour was applied the ink from the lines would bleed into one another creating the effect of making them look like they've melted into one another.

I've also used a number of different thickness' of pen to create more depth and have used metallic silver and gold ink to contrast against the matt blackboard-like finish of the background.

This is the first completed piece of this new collection - so far I have 5 more completed pieces with another 5 or so still in progress...

I'll be posting the new pieces as and when they're completed over the course of the next few days and weeks so keep an eye open if you want to see the new pieces!

All the new pieces will also be available for sale, so if you see one you like then just let me know and I'll send you a link to the page on my Etsy Shop where you can order the piece(s) you like.

Hope you enjoy the new collection - feedback is always welcome too so feel free to let me what you think in the comments below the posts!

Speak soon...

Michael

Mixed-Media Painting

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Dark Side of the Moon Painting

9/28/2020

Painting Inspired by the Album Cover of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon:

New Art Studio in Duivendrecht

9/27/2020

Just moved to a new studio in Duivendrecht, Amsterdam:

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New Letraset Drawing - "Big Red Ray"

6/4/2020

New Letraset Drawing - "Big Red Ray"

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May 2020 Raffle

3/9/2020

New Prize Draw...

I'm going to be giving away another Signed Print
this May in a newsletter prize draw...

Entry into the raffle is free and open to all subscribers to the Newsletter.

If you're already a subscriber then keep an eye open for an email where you can confirm your entry into the draw - if not and you'd like to be entered into the raffle then enter you name and email address below to subscribe...

Good luck!

"Death Star" Signed Print - Prize in April 2020 Prize Draw

Spring 2020 Raffle Prize

2/8/2020

Spring 2020 Raffle

At the end of February 2020 I'll be giving away a Signed Print
in a newsletter prize draw...

Entry into the raffle is free and open to all subscribers to the Newsletter.

If you're already a subscriber then keep an eye open for an email where you can confirm your entry into the draw - if not and you'd like to be entered into the raffle then enter you name and email address below to subscribe...

Good luck!

"Saffron Sun" Signed Print - Prize in 2020 Spring Prize Draw

Latest Updates

10/25/2019

Latest Updates...

Apologies again for not being in touch for so long - to make up for it I've put a summary of all the recent things I've been up to in 2019 and some new things coming up for 2020 below...

Hope you enjoy the post, and as always any thoughts, comments and feedback are welcome below ;)

New Murals in Amsterdam...

Since the last time I was in touch I've done a few more installation projects around Amsterdam...

The first was a set of installations at a Japanese/Jamaican Vegan restaurant called the TerraZen Centre in the city centre (on Sint Jacobsstraat).

The concept behind the mural was to create a piece that fused the African/Jamaican influence of one of the owners with the Japanese influence of the co-owner.

To do this I used the zen-like colours from the existing mural on the opposite wall and intermingled them with the bold african colours of the rasta flag:

Japanese-Style Mural on the Opposite Wall

Japanese-Style Mural on the Opposite Wall

Zen Japanese Colours meet Bold Africa Colours

Built into the mural is also a rasta flag on the interconnecting door featuring the 3 X's of the Amsterdam flag:

Amsterdam Rasta Flag on the Door

Mural and Amsterdam Flag Door at the TerraZen Centre, Sint Jacobsstraat

A few months later the restaurant also wanted some more paintings to complement the original installation and commissioned some detailing to go around the window frame and entrance doorway:

Detailing Around the Window and Entrance Doorway

Detailing Around the Window and Entrance Doorway

Detailing Around the Window and Entrance Doorway

Detailing Around the Window and Entrance Doorway

If you live in Amsterdam or are visiting the city and would like to see the installation you can find the restaurant at Sint Jacobsstraat 19 (about 2-3 minutes walk from Dam Square)...

Follow-Up Installation at
Maccheroni Restaurant

Earlier this year I did a new installation at Maccheroni Restaurant in the east of Amsterdam. It was a follow-up to the mural I did there the previous year and was a commission to paint the borders of the menu boards in the restaurant:

Original Commission at the Restaurant - Mural on the Main Wall

Menu with Borders to Match the Mural

Menu with Borders to Match the Mural

Menu with Borders to Match the Mural

If you live in Amsterdam or are visiting the city and would like to see the installation you can find the restaurant at Wittenburgergracht 143 (about 10 minutes walk east from Centraal Station)...

New Product Range...

I've also been working on a few new product ranges including stickers, tobacco tins, and up-cycled furniture...

Stickers

Something I've been meaning to create for a while has been a range of stickers and last year I finally got round to creating some designs and getting them printed...

"Ball Dots" Sticker

"Boiling Square" Sticker

Light Switch Sticker

Tobacco Tins

I've also been working on creating a range of tobacco tins featuring a variety of different styles and designs.

There are 2 different ranges at the moment, one featuring some original designs and another featuring the 3 X's of the Amsterdam flag:

Original Design on Silver Tobacco Tin (Razor Wire)

Original Design on Silver Tobacco Tin

Original Design on Gold Tobacco Tin (Freemasonic Floor)

Amsterdam Flag Designs

Up-Cycled Furniture

Every week in the Netherlands people leave all the furniture and items they no longer want or need outside their homes which offers the perfect opportunity for up-cycling these unwanted items into art:

Up-Cycled Stool

Up-Cycled Table "The World from Above"

Unwanted Stools Rescued from the Street...

Up-Cycled Stool - "Turntable Stool"

Turning Junk into Art - "Turntable Stool"

Have already up-cycled a number of items but am running out of space at the moment - as soon as I have more storage space for the new pieces then there will be more pieces of furniture like this to come... ;)

New Online Platforms...

I've got 2 new online platforms that I'm going to be using in 2020 - one of them is a YouTube Channel where I'm planning on creating a series of live art videos, and an Online Shop on Etsy featuring original artwork, prints, gift items and more...

Live Art Video Channel

In 2020 I'm going to be making some more Live Art Videos for the YouTube Channel, and may even get some audience participation involved too...

Click on the video below for an example of some live art in progress:

(For 1080 High Definition Select HD at the Bottom of the Video)

There are only a few videos on the channel at the moment but if you want to check them out now then click here: Michael Carlton Art on Youtube

Online Shop on Etsy

I'm also going to be launching a new online shop on Etsy that will feature original artwork (including paintings, drawings, furniture), prints, gift items and more.

I'll be aiming to add new creations to the shop regularly and fill it with lots of new items throughout 2020...

At the moment there are a few items in each category in the shop (drawings, paintings, prints etc.) and I'm currently working on a new collection of pieces to launch the shop officially in Feb/March time...

Click below to visit the new shop and keep an eye open for an email in a few weeks time when the shop will be officially launched: Michael Carlton Shop on Etsy

Return of The Raffle...

And last but by no means least I'm going to be holding a regular raffle for newsletter subscribers again...

If you're already a subscriber to the Newsletter then I'll be sending out an entry post for the next prize draw soon...

...or if not and you'd like to be eligible to enter the raffle then click here to become a subscriber: Michael Carlton Art Newsletter

Prize in the Next Raffle - "Saffron Sun" Signed Print

Speak Soon!

I hope you've enjoyed this post and I'll be in touch again soon with more information about the raffle, the launch of the shop, and the new YouTube Channel ;)

Best wishes,

Michael

As always comments and feedback welcome below...