Black Sand Rainbow Art

Hi friends! Ready for another GREAT weekend?! I sure am!! I've be feeling creatively adventurous lately and this miniature canvas art is what has come of it today! I had no idea how this would turn out...or if it would turn out, but I just went for it anyway.  Initially I wanted to see what I could do with Finnabair's Black Sand Texture Paste from Prima Marketing.  I've had it a while and wanted to experiment with it in my mixed media art.  Here's what happened....

At first, I didn't think I was going to like it at all, but the more I look at it, the more it grows on me.  What do you think?  It was super easy to do.  Seriously.  Sadly, I didn't take process pics (I'm sorry!) but here's what I did and what I used--

Steps:

- cover canvas with generous layer of black sand texture paste and let dry completely (I let it dry overnight)

- color with 1 gelato and spritz with water, blending with finger; let color drip by holding the canvas upright to achieve desired look

- Let each gelato color dry before doing the next one. I only used 3 gelatos (isn't that crazy?) and the blending and drying of them one at a time created several different shades and hues of lovely color once it dried completely. Just like a rainbow!

- Add splatters of white gesso to canvas randomly with paintbrush. I used a 1/2" stencil brush.

That's it! Here's a couple close-ups of the canvas showing a bit more of the textural medley of color...

 I really like how the black bits of sand still show through all that color--neat! :)

I hope you like it too! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today!  Have a wonderful, creative and blessed day!