5 Ugly Paint Pours I Fell In Love With

Acrylic paint pouring is fun, relaxing, satisfying and if done right, can produce some gorgeous, fluid art. But it’s also really easy to just make a mess. This is where the fun comes in. I have NEVER trashed a paint pour that I’m not happy with. In fact, my “unfinished” pile is full of my favorite future projects.

After a pour has been either ruined by disturbing the paint before it’s dry (fruit flies love a nice, wet pour painting) or if the composition was just off and/or if the paints were not properly prepared, it can be discouraging. But it’s a great opportunity for something new. I don’t think of them as failures, I just think of them as being in transition.

I think an ugly painting is sometimes easier to riff with than starting with a blank canvas.

These are five of my favorite ugly paint pours. I set the original canvas aside and over the following days, weeks, or months, I just stared at it and eventually something completely fun and new emerged. These kinds of projects keep me up at night. I always seem to do best when I’m given a set of parameters to create within, whether its: a color pallet or a theme, or a certain set of materials.

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#1- Fly Landed Right In the Center and Left a Smudge- Covered With a Seahorse

#2- This Blue and Red Ring Pour was Empty- But I Kept Seeing A Hidden Angler Fish in There

#3- I Added Too Much Paint and It Dripped Off in Unexpected Ways- Suddenly I Knew it Wanted to Be a Portrait

#4- I Overwatered My Paints and They Left Only a Skeleton-Web of Color- Which Needed A Spider

#5- An Un-level Canvas and a Finger In the Paint Gave Me An Opportunity to Play With Structure

Creation Video of #1- My Selfie Seahorse

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