Somewhere Below | The National Arts Program Foundation

Acrylic paints rolled with ink brayer on black surface.

Painting

This is an acrylic painting created by rolling over various "blobs" of acrylic paint with ink brayers on a black surface and then photographed. Fish imagery is added digitally afterward.

David Chamberlain

David Chamberlain

Venue: Virtual OPEN Exhibit

Classification: Adult Amateur

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