{"id":166,"date":"2020-08-17T02:52:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T02:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/?p=166"},"modified":"2020-08-17T13:46:36","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T13:46:36","slug":"a-canvas-for-your-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/17\/a-canvas-for-your-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"A Canvas For Your Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I haven&#8217;t painted on canvas in about 5 years so, I decided it was time for a revisit. I started to use Liquitex Acrylic Inks around that time as a more modern replacement for traditional gouache, providing vibrant colors and permanence on my favorite watercolor papers. Paper still absorbs some of the paint and has painting characteristics that are different compared to canvas &#8212; I decided it was time to see how my style would work on canvas with the Acrylic Inks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result below is a small 8&#8243; x 10&#8243; canvas inspired by various Native American art. The name of the piece is&nbsp;&#8220;<strong>Donoma<\/strong>&#8221;&nbsp;from the Omaha tribe, meaning:&nbsp;<strong>Sight of the Sun<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color:#f4f505\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><strong>\u201c<strong>Donoma<\/strong><\/strong>, <strong>Sight Of The Sun\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1986\" src=\"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-scaled-600x465.jpg 600w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-300x233.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-1024x794.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-768x596.jpg 768w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-1536x1192.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-2048x1589.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-640x497.jpg 640w, http:\/\/alexretivov.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Donoma-Sight-Of-The-Sun-2303ARCanvas-1010x784.jpg 1010w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I haven&#8217;t painted on canvas in about 5 years so, I decided it was time for a revisit. 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