Weekly BobBlast Issue 644

Putting Clothes on Carrot People


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Collage and Paint… This BobBlast is all about loosely painting carrot people with attitude, and then… put some clothes on them! Clothes are colorful bits of paint and collage paper. That’s what I’m currently doing in the studio—experimenting in the studio with a relaxed mind and spirit. 


Watch the video… Big brushes make loose carrots. Add a layer of colorful acrylic. At this point, I also use a reductive painting technique to reshape the figure. For the initial figure, I used black acrylic, then the primaries, then mixed color with Titanium White to make the color opaque.


After the paint has dried, create the drama, flamboyance and the narrative with collage papers—Add flashy skirts, crazy pants, even hats to add theatrical flair. Paint a series of these clothed carrots as an exercise in loose improvisation, using large brushes, plenty of water and several sheets of watercolor paper. Paint several per sheet—then one larger clothed figure.


Put on some loud dance music and… Ready, Set, Paint!


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Bob’s Monthly Demo - Online Demo

“Painting with Muted Colors”

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Small Scale Abstract Painting

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Bob’s Monthly Demo - Online Demo

“Painting Horizon Lines: Land or Sky?”

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Painting Figures without Painting Figures! - Online Workshop

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Bob’s Monthly Demo - Online Demo

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•January 11-15, 2027

Creative Mixed Media & Acrylic Painting

Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson, AZ

Sponsored by Madeline Island School of the Arts

contact 715-747-2054

or misa@madelineschool.com

Click here for more info

If you missed the webinar about this workshop, click here!


•January 23-30, 2027

Painting Abstract Themes & Contemporary Faces

Casa de Los Artistas

Boca de Tomatlán, 10 miles South of Puerto Vallarta 

Contact Robert Masla, (413) 335-4295

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Putting Clothes on Carrot People

Video run time 18 minutes, 15 seconds

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