Painting for EUREKA Part 4

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Thank you to a fabulous patron 

who purchased my painting 

"Can You See EUREKA" 

"Can You See EUREKA" by Bonnie Sprung ©2016
Mixed Media 72"x36"

This painting is showing in 

Eureka! The Moment When Art and Science Collide, 

curated by ART FOR ALL SPACES 

at CityArts Factory

29 S Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32801

Before it goes off to it's new home, you can see it till April 9, 2016.

There will be a second opening reception on

March 31, 2016. 6-9pm.

https://www.facebook.com/events/470493653139966/

Speakers include 

Jay Spalding from SSC, 
Ben Hirschenfang retired from Lockheed Martin,

and Medical Research Scientist Jill Smith.

All Welcome and FREE.

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Ben Hirschenfang was asked to review the show. 

Check out his very first art review.

 https://www.wanderingeducators.com/best/traveling/eureka-moment-when-art-science-collide.html

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Here are the Posts that explain the creation of this piece

Painting for EUREKA Part 1 post -

http://uniquelysprung.blogspot.com/2016/01/painting-for-eureka-part-1.html

Painting for EUREKA Part 2 post -

http://uniquelysprung.blogspot.com/2016/02/painting-for-eureka-part-2.html

Painting for EUREKA Part 3 post -

http://uniquelysprung.blogspot.com/2016/03/painting-for-eureka-part-3.html

Painting for EUREKA Part 3

A close to finished of my painting for 

Eureka! The Moment When Art and Science Collide

The science of my painting is Chemistry. What the interaction of certain chemicals and heat can do to styrofoam was the basis of how my painting would look.

With that thought I continued a painting series that I have started back in 2010. This painting will be the 24th in my WATERY LANDSCAPES HIDDEN WORD SERIES.

After I was happy with the look of the chemicals and heat did to the styrofoam, I then added bright and florescent colors to the background. To also help in sealing the styrofoam various clear acrylics where used.

Then I began to paint my tree-scapes that will contain a WORD. The trees/foliage create the letter and and in turn then creates a WORD.  When you first see my paintings you see the landscape of trees. Twenty two paintings in the series are painted on muslin/canvas with acrylic and oil paints. This painting has more of a 3d look to it. So seeing the word will be easier to find then most of my other paintings. Like all my paintings in this series have a specific look. All the backgrounds are very, I guess you can say abstract. Paint is squirted,sprayed, spattered, dripped and brushed on. Then I use only three color combinations with the oil paints. In this one I use Blue, Crimson and White.

© "Can You See EUREKA" by Bonnie Sprung _ 72"x36" Mixed Media

You need to see this painting in person.

Please join us for 

Eureka! The Moment When Art and Science Collide

Opening Reception - Third Thursday - March 17th 6-9pm

CityArts Factory

29 S Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32801

https://www.facebook.com/events/523861424458504/

Painting for EUREKA Part 1 post -

http://uniquelysprung.blogspot.com/2016/01/painting-for-eureka-part-1.html

Painting for EUREKA Part 2 post -

http://uniquelysprung.blogspot.com/2016/02/painting-for-eureka-part-2.html

Painting for EUREKA Part 1

Upcoming in March 

Eureka! The Moment When Art and Science Collide

Thursday, March 17 at 6 PM - 9 PM

CityArts Factory
29 S Orange Ave, Orlando, Florida 32801

I finally had a chance to start my painting for this show.

For weeks I had sleepless nights on what I wanted to do. I researched what other people have done creatively and some ideas helped some but not really what I was looking for.

Then I decided to continue a series I have been working on since 2010. In this series there are 26 paintings. Most of which are oil/acrylic on muslin. This new piece will be mix media but with the same look just with an addition of foam and wood.

This first photo shows the materials involved. I built a luan covered frame. In the theatre world it would be called a Flat. Then I glued down sheets of white styrofoam that I had used for a couple of theatrical sets I built. 

As you can see in this photo all the white styrofoam has been glued down and drying before the next step and that will be where art and science collide. 

Back info on my series... It's called WATERY LANDSCAPES HIDDEN WORD SERIES. 
When you first look at the paintings you think nice landscape. But then look a little more and then you see a WORD. That's right, these words are motivational. Each letter is created by the trees and plants to create the word. Why motivational .... why not. Some of the words I have used are BELIEVE, DREAM, LOVE, FAITH.. etc.
You can see these paintings on my earlier posts....

http://uniquelysprung.blogspot.com/2011/09/watery-landscapes.html 

http://uniquelysprung.blogspot.com/2012/03/watery-landscapes-hidden-word-series.html

http://uniquelysprung.blogspot.com/2012/06/i-continued-my-watery-landscapes-hidden.html 

http://uniquelysprung.blogspot.com/2012/08/can-you-see-care.html

In this photo I do an outline of the letters. Stay tuned to upcoming posts on the process and the finished work will be hanging at CityArts Factory in March.