Acrylic Paint Pour
with Ellen Kanner

Paint Pour is a fluid organic painting that uses Acrylic flow paint and many other materials to create lovely cells and a flowing motion within the creation.

BEGINNERS LESSON:

Before starting a paint pour, one must have the correct supplies.  

Basic Supply List

• Acrylic flow paint
• Fluoretrol
• Treadmill Oil
• Alcohol
• Some people use Elmer’s Glue and other oils that they prefer or have found to work for them, i.e. baby oil or even WD-40.  
• Distilled Water
• Propane Lighter (one such as used for crème Brulee)
• Plastic cups 12 ozs
• Stir sticks
• Plastic tarp for the floor and table

There are many steps involved with paint pour.  In the above painting, I used five colors; gold, blue, white, silver, and purple. 

These colors are placed into a cup layered into one cup i.e. sand art layers. 

After the cup is flipped, I maneuver the canvas and the paint to cover the entire canvas.  It takes technique and trial and error to create paint pours.  One has to slowly maneuver the canvas depending on the outcome that you’re interested in and the direction that you want the cells or the length and width of the cells or the lacy effects. 

I’d like to share the beach scene that I created as well which is a more advanced paint pour.  Thank you for reading my tag.  Be safe and healthy!  Stay creative.

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About Ellen Kanner:

   Ellen Kanner is a fluid acrylic artist, creating specialized acrylic paint pours.  Currently, I show my work in galleries in New York City and Long Island.  I also teach workshops.   My work is commissioned, and I create customized projects for clients.  My art is inspired by emotions and nature and are organic and one of a kind. 

Prior to using this medium, I spent a decade using ceramics and stone.  Since discovering the paint pour technique, it has become my true passion.

Her work can be viewed here:

Instagram:   el_paintworks

Website:     www.elpaintworks.com

Email:         elpaintworks@gmail.com