Using Epoxy Resin on a painting to get a shiny, glossy, modern look.

I first discovered Epoxy Resin while strolling through Saint-Paul street art galleries, in Montreal. I came across really nice artworks which appeared heavily varnished, really glossy and I liked the mirror-like effect on those paintings. On the internet I found artists like Sand T Kall, ResinJob.com who use resin to create extraordinary effects on their paintings.  So far I have used epoxy resin on two paintings, here and here.

Abstract Orange 4, 36" by 24" acrylics textured abstract on canvas, 2011.

Birds taking off, 36" by 36" acrylics abstract on canvas, 2011.

Abstract Orange 3, 24" by 12" acrylics textured abstract on canvas, 2011.

Art galleries on Saint-Paul street, Montreal

Saint-Paul street, located in the Old-Montreal historic area of Montreal is the city's oldest street and served for a long time as its main thoroughfare. The street was named after Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve, founder of Montreal, who built a home for himself on it in 1650.
The architecture is typical of 17th century European cities and reminds the visitors of the french heritage of Montreal and Quebec.
Over the years, St-Paul street has become home to many art galleries. Whenever you get a chance, take a walk on that beautiful street between McGill street and Berri street and enjoy some art window shopping.

Abstract Earth Trilogy I, 24" by 48" acrylics textured abstract on canvas, 2010.

Three paintings 24x48 inches each, I made them for my dining room.

Abstract Orange 2, 24" by 48" acrylics textured abstract on canvas, 2010.

Commissioned by a friend, the only requirement was that the main color theme be orange.

Abstract Orange 1, 24" by 48" acrylics textured abstract on canvas, 2010.

This painting was commissioned by a friend, the only requirement was that the main colour theme be orange.

Blue Composition 1, 24" by 12" acrylics textured abstract on canvas, 2010.

Acrylics take 2, 30" by 24" acrylics textured abstract on canvas, 2009.

Acrylics take 1, 16" by 20" acrylics on canvas, 2009.

I had heard and read a lot about acrylics painting and decided to give it a try. This is the result of my first use of acrylics painting. I also added some texture with Gesso.

For the first time I used Epoxy Resin as well to get a very glossy, shiny finish.

Sunrise, 16" by 20" oil on canvas, 2009.

My first sunrise painting. I researched plenty of sunrise paintings images and found one similar to this one that really liked because of the many tones of yellow and orange. This painting also gave me a good opportunity to practice with blending color. I used a pre-primed canvas. 

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Three-way abstract 2, 24" by 12" oil on canvas, 2009. Abstract textured oil painting.

In a previous blog I presented the first painting of this series. 

Here again, the purpose was to make something that would fit in my new livining room. I had a color scheme in mind and I played with oil painting, gold metallic pigments. I added some texture to bring the whole canvas to life.

Three-way abstract 1, 24" by 12" oil on canvas, 2009. Abstract textured oil painting.

I bought my first place about two years ago, a nice loft-style apartment in Griffintown, Montréal and I needed something to cover my big walls. This painting is among the first four that I made for my living room.

I tried playing with texture for the first time. I had some DryDex spackling paste left over from the renovations I had just completed and I used it to create some texture in this abstract painting.

I used oil painting and mixed some silver metallic pigments with linseed oil in order to get the two silver lines running through the canvas.

Click here to view the twin sister of this painting.

Woman dancing, 16" x 20", oil on canvas, 2009. Abstract realism.

Here is the result of my first encounter with oil painting. You can see a woman dancing, happy, enjoying her life as it is, because after all, shouldn't life be enjoyed and not feared.

I was learning to blend oil painting and it came up to me that i could put something more in the middle of those three bands. The inspiration came from the type of abstract realist paintings that are so popular in african market and art stores.