How to Create a Mini Abstract Acrylic Painting on Wood Panel | Betty Franks Art
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Thank you for stopping by! In this video, I'm working on a 6x6x2" cradled wood piece. I'm using acrylic paints and mark making tools as I talk through most of my process and also discuss the importance of regularly creating to improve your art over time.
My work is inspired by my love for fields of flowers. You'll see me create it from start to finish. There's no music, however, you'll hear me talk through a lot of my process and discuss products/tools that I'm using.
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Hello and welcome! I'm Betty Franks and I create my vision of abstract fields of flowers using acrylic paints and pencils (and other mark-making tools). I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and travel a couple of times a year to Preko, Croatia (where my parents live). I started painting in 2012 and focused on abstract art in the summer of 2015. Follow all my art adventures on Instagram or Facebook (links below).
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I love the cohesiveness and softness, kindness, happiness and love you put into what you paint. I see so many paintings with scratch marks, lines going everywhere, blotches of paint here and there. They look so angry. And I know anger is a part of art. I prefer the beauty and love. Thanks for giving us your love.
Oh, I love how you explained that, Raye! There's definitely not anger in my art! Just lots of love and happiness!
Hi Betty... I really love your paintings... your colors are so vibrant and full of happy emotions... your style is so moving... I'm so impressed will all your artworks... you INSPIRE and MOTIVATE me so much as an Art Teacher and a Visual Artist too...
Thank you so much, Rich! You are very kind. I'm so happy you found my channel and my art!
Beautiful work as always. I love watching your videos💙💚💙🧡💜
Thanks so much! I appreciate your kindness, Amy!
liebe Betty Franks, so wunderbar! liebe Grüße aus Germany Marie
Many thanks, Marie! I appreciate you watching from Germany!
No matter my mood, you always inspire me to paint!! Your art is so contagious!! I’m literally laying in bed watching and I just want to get up and paint RIGHT NOW! LoL!
I'm so glad! That's awesome! And, I know that feeling. When I look at art on IG, I want to go paint!
Great chat with this video, I esp enjoyed your thoughts on the creative journey and sharing yours as well. As someone who did spend time in art school, you probably did yourself a favor by NOT going! I had a professor who would joke “It takes 4 years to get through school, and another 20 to forget it!” Meaning that when you emerge, you’re under the (heavy) influence of all those teachers & formal techniques. It takes time and hard work to develop your own unique voice, something that you have undoubtedly done, and done very well. Thank you for sharing and being an inspiration to creatives at all stages in their journey. ❤️ 🎨 🌸
Haha...I totally agree with your professor. It also applies to looking at too many other artists on social media. 😁 Thanks so much for watching and sharing, Angel!
Love your work, beautiful colors.
Thank you so much, Bernie!
Really love the wood block paintings, so modern and 3D.
Love creating on them. I think I'll be burning through my stash pretty quickly and will need to stock up again!
@@BettyFranksArt yes, definitely stock up, the woodblock paintings are actually my favorite, and I just love how you make use of the sides. I'm an interior designer in New Jersey, I can actually see getting 9 woodblock paintings and mounting them to take up an entire wall space. I've done this before with other types of artwork that weren't even slightly as interesting and colorful as yours, and it still turned out spectacular.
@@dickersondesigns3596 Love that idea!
Your style is an inspiration! I've tried to create the way you do and of course it does not resemble what you end up with, but that's ok with me. My work looks like my work, even when I try a different style. That's a good thing! A fellow artist can inspire, but we each have our own quirks that make us unique.
Thank you for the inspiration and all of your thoughts and experience.
So true, Stephanie! We can learn from others, but in the end, it's our hands that are doing the work. We all come from different backgrounds and experiences. We apply those (consciously and subconsciously) to our art. Thank you for sharing that!
Fabulous!
Many thanks, Thalie!
Oh wow, the Nova Color Paint store looks like heaven on earth! So glad you got to visit, I am going to put another order in soon so I’ll give the phthalo green a try.
Absolutely beautiful piece as always - thank you for sharing with us!
Thanks, Kristie! I hope you enjoy that color as much as I do!
Betty, I love your art, love the colours, love that you don't think about it too much and it just seems to happen. Perfect Art.
I appreciate your kindness! I think I've practiced so much that it flows out of me naturally. Not always easy, and honestly, I like it when I'm challenged with solving issues. Thanks so much, Suellen!
That’s a great way for me to get started on abstracts, with a mini-canvas.
For sure! Working small is a bit less intimidating!
So glad I re-watched this video again tonight. I needed to hear your encouragement today! Thank you again for your openness in sharing your thoughts and skills.
You've very welcome, Kay! I'm glad it helped!
Amazing thanks for sharing! Wonderful art! Stay safe! 🔥🔥🔥
Thank you so much!
Beautiful work, Betty! You're right about the sides...they are just gorgeous and add so much to the whole piece.
It sure does! It's like the party continues! Thanks, Deborah!
Hi Betty. Thank you once again for posting this video and sharing your creative process. You have such a generous and encouraging soul. Covid lockdown in NZ was a huge opportunity to be able to paint without any guilt about not getting the other stuff done first (because it was all done by 9am LOL). There were some days when I stood all day and painted and loved every second of it, despite the outcome!! It was five weeks of glorious creative time and a great way to be distracted from what was happening to other people around the world. Please keep sharing with us, your work is wonderful and fills my soul. Cheers, Deb (NZ)
Thank you so much, Deb! Painting without guilt is the best kind of painting one can do! I hope you still carve out time to be creative post-lock down!
I enjoyed your video very much. I could go on and on listening to your pleasant voice. THANKS for all the helpful advice.You inspire me to create.
You are so welcome, Erika! I'm so glad to hear that you're enjoying my videos!
I love watching your process. So cool and very inspirational.
Thank you so much! Glad to hear that you enjoyed it!
Thank you for your inspiration and encouragement.
You're very welcome, Christine!
I really enjoyed this video. I’m saving it for future reference. Thanks for sharing!💚💙💜
Glad it was helpful! I have many others where I'm working on small pieces!
Thank you for another wonderful video. So relaxing to watch. Your videos always get me ready to go create something ❤️
Awesome! Thank you, Sammi!
Another fun video and a beautiful creation. Thank you! 💕
You're sweet! Thank you!
Love, love, love, I
learned so much today. I used to do detailed pen and ink but am now partially blind and want to do abstracts. I prefer oils to acrylics but will get my acrylics back out. Will be watching more of your videos. You inspired me today.
Wonderful! I'm so happy you found my channel, Paula! I'm sorry about your partial blindness. I have heard from other artists who have issues with sight and their desire to create abstracts. Great choice! Wishing you many wonderful hours in the studio!
Love your comments and encouragement!
Fabulous! Thanks so much, Fergie! I appreciate your support!
Betty, you are great teaching
Thanks so much, Vicki! You're very kind!
Phthalo green is one of my favorite colors!
New favorite for me, too! But then again....love them all!
This is awesome. So good. Really cool effect here.
Thank you so much!
luv watching your videos so inspiring. I haven't painted since covid started and i'm hoping to get out of my art block
You can do it! You may want to start on paper. It's less intimidating...and it's JUST paper! Have fun!
Thanks ms creativity❤
Thank you for watching, Simonetta!
Lovely mini painting!
Thank you very much, Fernanda!
Love your work! ❤️
Thank you so much, Nita!
Looks So COOL i love it ,,nice seeing a new vidio 😊
Glad you liked it, Kim! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Inspirador !!!! 🤩🤩🤩Gracias 🙏🏻
Thank you so much!
Wonderfull advice for budding artists.
Thank you, Janet! I appreciate you watching and commenting!
I love this!
Thank you so much!
love you art
Many thanks, Jamie!
❤❤❤😍😍😍😍😍 I love your work
Thank you so much, Paul!
Inspiring and interesting.
Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks, Fatoom!
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Thank you so much for watching!
Gorgeous ❤️❤️❤️
I see it😃😃😃😃
Thank you, Christine!
Love watching you work and I also love how generous you are in showing what materials/colours/tools etc. that you use to create your beautiful pieces. Some Artists' channels are more about showing their work and not sharing how they get there. As a side note, I thought I'd give you the head's up that the JCO's Art Haus link comes up as '404 page not found', when you click on it :)
Thank you so much for watching! I'm happy to share what I have learned over the years. And, THANK YOU for telling me about the link issue. I'll get on that right away!
I love your style - colorful, interesting and multi-dimensional. Been viewing many for several weeks. Been teaching myself for about a year with various TH-cam videos. Find my mistakes are better than original idea. Like the story of when someone 'supposedly' asked Picasso - How long did it take you to paint that? He said, "My whole life". ☮️ 💚
Yes...a lifetime of experiences to create art! Thanks so much, Mark!
Always fun to watch. If you’re still taking questions: (1) how long do these paints stay workable on your pallet and, (2) do you add any retardant to keep them wet longer? Thanks!
Hiya! I think keeping your paints workable is all about where you live. In California, the humidity is around 50-60%, so they're not drying out too fast. But, when I was in Santa Fe a few weeks ago teaching a workshop, I noticed how they were drying out a lot faster. I don't add anything to it to extend the drying time. I just put out how much I think I'll use and then put out more when needed. Thanks so much for watching!
Have you ever watched Lorrie Marie Jenkins ? I love to watch you both🧡
I have not. I'll have to look her up! I appreciate you watching, Leasha! Thanks!
Lorrie Marie Jenkins is great, isn't she?
i love nova!
They're the best!
thank you so much for zhis inspiring video. I‘m afraid I fell inLove with your art, especially with rhe prozess.
But - very, very sad: I can‘t purchase Novacolor in Germany - 😢
Thank you so much, Barbara! I'm so happy you're loving my art and my process for creating. Trying the Nova website again www.novacolorpaint.com. I believe they are now shipping to Europe.
@@BettyFranksArt Thank you - I will try that!
Beautiful work! I also used the Stabilo Woodies. How would you classify them when listing the medium used? I’m always confused what to call them. Hehe.
Thanks, Leslie! I just list them as "pencils" or mark making tools.
Do you see the white dog?
I didn't! I only see flowers when I create!
I’m curious if the India ink reconstituted when you applied the varnish or fixative.
Good question! It didn't when I applied the varnish because I used a fixative spray first. Thanks for watching!
You're so darling, Betty..... I've used this Phthalo green for a while now and love it, too, with water as a wash, and with white to make it pastelly. And yes, their website is so much clearer now, including payment, haha. Thanks sweetheart, love you and your art so much! 💖
Hi Ulrike! You knew the wonders of Phthalo Green well before me! Great color. And, yes, loving Nova's new website!
Do you put wire hangers on them too?
It depends on the size. For the really small ones like this, I use the sawtooth hangers. Larger ones get wired with D-rings.
Hi thanks so much for all your helpful tips. I have an paint issue I'm hoping you might be able to answer. Some of my paintings start to crackle (crazing) after the paint is dry next day. It's usually the white gesso that is the problem, I think it dries at a different rate to the color pigment paint. How do you overcome this?
Good question, John! What kind of gesso are you using? Is it a high quality brand? Also, where are you located? The weather can play into the drying time. What paints are you using? Are they high quality paints? I once used a house paint (for a painting for my own home) and found that it cracked the next day when it was dry. It wasn't meant for canvas. I hope you find the solution!
@@BettyFranksArt Thanks, I use Liquitex Gesso and Matisse Paints, both very high quality. I am in an air conditioned studio.
@@johnandersen7902 Interesting! I wish I knew why. Are you mixing your gesso with your paint (like I do)?
@@BettyFranksArt Yes that's what I do for colors, but the white's are pure Gesso. Both will crack but White Gesso is more noticeable.
@@johnandersen7902 It seems that Liquitex gesso doesn't play well with your paints. Does it happen if you just use the paints without the gesso?
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Thanks, Raye!
What do you seal this with please.
Hi Christine, I like to use a spray fixative or spray varnish to seal the marks first and then I use Liquitex varnish. Here's a link to how I varnish art on paper. I use the same process for wood and canvas: th-cam.com/video/KBg4GjajaPg/w-d-xo.html
Hi Betty, I have this nagging question as to why you would so willingly share your technique and encourage anyone else to copy your style. Don't you see it as diluting your brand in some way? I would feel enormous guilt and trepidation if I would copy your style and present it as my art. How are we to learn your technique yet paint a piece that's authentically ours. I know people copy the masters all the time, but this just seems different somehow. Like plagiarism!?!😬😁
Yay, I totally understand what you're talking about. Like you said, I would hope that folks would feel enormous guilt and trepidation if they copied my exact style and sold it as their own. I believe that everyone comes to their art from their own experiences and that, with lots of practice and studio time, they come to their own style of expressing themselves through their art. I'm staying true to my own art and the love I have for fields of flowers. I'm sure that many folks will get there too. In the meantime, they're learning from others (like me). I hope that answer helps!
Love your work Betty!
@@eleanorbrown2410 Thank you, Eleanor! ❣
@@BettyFranksArt Thank you for graciously responding. You are right about practice, practice, practice... and I do know that no two marks are ever the same and although I have followed along with your tutorials, my results are never exactly as yours. Thank you again for sharing. I will try to move forward without guilt and realize that we're all learning from each other.
@@mypaintedhut111 Keep on creating! 🤩
Dear Betty...I love your art and the colours you bring out on your wonderful Pictures....I watched several videos and started painting the way you do.
Thank you for showing your way of painting...all the best for you and your family and have an great Christmas...
Melanie from Hamburg / Germany
Thank you so much, Melanie! You are super sweet! I'm glad you're enjoying my videos. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
Happy you are back safely and love the wood blocks. Thank you for sharing another informative video. 👍❤💐
So good to be home again! Love being in my studio!
This is beautiful Betty! Where did you buy those wood blocks? Thanks
I found the packaging materials. I got them at Jerry's Artarama. Thank you for watching!
Where do you buy the wood block? 😃
I bought this one at Jerry Artarama (online) years ago!
Beautiful! I love it! Have a question for you: how do you hang these cradled panels? Do you just put them right up on the wall as is, or do you need to put some kind of hanging hardware on them? How do you yours? Thanks in advance!
Thanks, Ima! I will add a wire hanger to the back so that the person has the option to either hang it or let it stand on their desk/shelf or where ever. Thank you for watching!
@@BettyFranksArt Awesome. Anxious to try these. Thanks for your reply.