Carla van den Berg, how-to 4 -mixed media technique

[MosaicMaiden]

I am so glad that i watched the whole video, what a wonderful piece, interesting technic!

Great soundtrack :)

[carlavandenberg]

@MosaicMaiden Thank you!

[Choyce2010]

Dear Carla,

I regret that there isn't an I LOVE IT!!! rating b/c that is what I would have commented on this particular piece of art. Honestly, when you started out & even during this video I didn't think it would be anything I would like at all. However, the layers giving the texture, the colors esp. the rust one were a nice surprise. It was a lovely cohesive piece of artwork--beautiful too! Thank you for teaching us so many wonderful techniques & for showing us such unique pieces of art.

[carlavandenberg]

@Choyce2010

Thank you so much for your comments!

[ingridgans]

Wow, did I watch this 6 months ago?I love this painting and all the stages it goes thru to become so full and deep. Beautiful.

[carlavandenberg]

I don't know Ingrid, if you watch this one before ;-) But thanks for watching and your comment now!

[ingridgans]

Hallo Carla, groetjes uit Nuenen. I absolutely love your work, your spirit, the way you so generously allow us to watch over your shoulder, and the wonderful music. You inspire me. Thanks

[carlavandenberg]

Hallo Ingrid, dank voor je compliment en leuk een Nederlandse te ontmoeten. Waar ligt Nuenen, in het zuiden?

[Neferkit]

I absolutely love, love, love this painting!!!!

It's gorgeous! I'm a digital collage artist mostly and you've inspired me to try and see of I can achieve something digitally. If I succeed, I'll call it "Homage to Carla's Cat.. :)

[carlavandenberg]

Thanks again, for your enthousiastic reply. If you succeed, please, would you post it as a video response to this one?

[JudiG]

Wonderful piece! Thanks for sharing this!

[carlavandenberg]

Thank you for your nice comments! :)

[lettherebeart]

wow such a beautiful piece thanks you for sharing

[carlavandenberg]

You're welcome.

[carlavandenberg]

Thank you Mary.

[pyramiaou]

I was totally gripped by this video. Really nice result and a very interesting process.

[hadassahart]

Beautiful Art!!!!!!!

[carlavandenberg]

Thanks! :)

[mogodbeer]

Lovely texture carla. We had a girl at college who used the same canvasses over and over again. The teachers bemoaned this but I always thought she got some great textures and surfaces.

[carlavandenberg]

Yeah, a friend of us (he is a painter too) does it when he has no money to buy new canvas. Sometimes I bemoan that, because sometimes he use very nice paintings because his need to paint is so urgent. But that is not the same as my journey, I didn't used a finished canvas like he did.

[JudiG]

I have actually used "failed" paintings over again. Often, the texture from the old painting works better in the new painting.

What is bitumen called in the U.S.? I see it used a lot by artists in the UK.

[carlavandenberg]

Bitumen in the U.S.A is called asphalt, which is a petroleum product.

[artsycalgal]

After your reply to Gary about using your blow-drier, I am wondering if someone uses a real heat gun maybe the bubbles in bitumen would be a nice texture?

[CapricornArtist73]

Really nice to see your process. I usually thin the bitumen down first before i apply it as it is too thick straight out of the tin. i find it works better as a layer if it is thin. But so glad you tried it and i really like the results. Layers upon layers...beautiful texture and colour combinations:)

[carlavandenberg]

Hi Gary,

I thin the bitumen with white spirit before I used it. Just as thick as ordinary yoghurt. Or should it more like ehh.. coffee?

Klaas and I discussed it and we think the problem is the heat, because I haven't a real heat gun, but I use a blow-drier, so it didn't start to bubble ;)

[artsycalgal]

An excellent lesson in perseverance and creativity, turning a negative into something quite wonderful. Mistakes and poor choices almost always lead to happy results if given a chance.

[carlavandenberg]

"Perseverance", I did need a dictionary to understand this word :)

It sounds (in my language) as something that isn't real big fun, is that correct? But I do have fun, I'm curious. And if it doesn't work out the way I like it, I've learned something new. I love the journey of discover and doing it.

[artsycalgal]

Perseverance: Sticking to a purpose or aim; never giving up what one has set out to do.

And, thank goodness, you can have perseverance and fun at the same time. :-) I also love the journey of discovery. Thanks for the very good example!

[ArtPlayWithTracee]

Hi Carla!

I am so impressed with how you didn't like how one result turned out, but you just kept going! And good thing you did, because the end result is really beautiful! I am always tempted to discard something that doesn't go right for me. Thank you for showing me that a "mistake" can turn out quite amazing! I love it!

Hugs,

Tracee

[carlavandenberg]

Hi Tracee,

I think: there is allways the possibility of a layer of gesso to start it all over again. And if that isn't possible for one reason, there is only 1 canvas lost (but it never happens untill now, I did always use them again :)

It's just playing around and discover what happens, I like that very much.

And what is very important for me, is that I feel good when painting. If the result is good too, great, that's a bonus (extra charge?), do you understand? :)

[klaasrusschen]

Nice Carla, I like the effect of rust.

Very well done:-)

[carlavandenberg]

Thanks Klaas***