Amber Art NYC

The 1st step is admitting you have a problem. I have an addiction to a new app on my phone. It is called Motion Portrait . It is so extremely satisfying to see a drawing or painting come to life, whether it is of an actual person or someone I have made up. Here are a couple of videos I made from that app with my own art work.

I created this positive self portrait to counteract my emotional self portrait last September. Ha! This painting is based on a photo of myself in 2011 with a phone app filter. This is the first time using tar gel and I love it! I found it was easy to work with and if I laid it flat it didn't move while it was drying. I think I will use it for another idea I was reserving for pouring medium. Pouring medium is great, but it takes over the whole surface. With tar gel, it's original purpose is for a more of a Jackson Pollack splatters, but it stays put and it doesn't take over the whole surface if I want to just make a section shiny. I applied it with a plastic palette knife so it did not ruin any of my brushes. Selfie Ingredients 5x7 Canvas Artist Loft Acrylic Paint Golden's Interference Paint in Gold & Blue Golden's Clear Tar Gel Faber-Castell's Glass Bead Glitter Gel View 1 (Tar Gel & Interference Paint can be seen.) View 2 (The shin...

Oo0oOh... A celestial cloak! I grew up in a Jehovah Witness home and then my parents divorced and my mother baptized us Catholic. Since I was almost a preteen I was told I could choose my confirmation name. I chose Mary, for Magdalene. I thought I was being a funny wise ass until the Deacon told me that I had the same birthday as the Mother Mary. Ever wonder why the astrological sign Virgo is the sign of The Virgin? Yeah. If she exists and she just so happened to be watching my younger self back then, I hope I made her laugh. Fast forward about twenty-five years later, I modeled for a scanography piece based on the Last Supper. If you go about The DaVinci Code, I was seated where Mary Magdalene sat. ;-) You know, this sketchbook I use for inktober is a 3.5 x 5.5 moleskine sketchbook. It's tiny! This is why I can be so detailed on a daily basis. I like to start with a little drawing and then switch to a bigger sketchbook. I find it gives me confidence. Day 10 InkTober by Ambe...

A commercial break! Here's a photo I took in Northport, NY.  I wanted to share the beautiful colors.  Autumn in Northport, NY by Amber D'Amato

... On Finishing An Abandoned Drawing... I bought a 6x9 sketchbook with black paper in Portland, Oregon last February. I wanted to have something small to travel with so I could doodle. I drew a random head in white ink and abandoned it.  Eight days ago I returned to this random drawing that I did not like and finished it with an additional gold and copper ink. Drawing the repetitive lines / half circles, dots, and falling up droplets felt very meditative and relaxing. I no longer believe that it's a horrible thing to abandon a drawing or painting anymore. I view it as a late bloomer. If it is not feeling right, move on. No need to throw it out. Return to it when you are ready to embrace it.  Always Be Gentle With Yourself & Be Very Gentle With Your Creativity. Happy 100th to Me! =D Day 6 of Inktober - Klittra by Amber D'Amato

I discovered InkTober! I have been drawing and posting a new piece each day so far and it's a lot of fun. If you want to take a peek or follow me on Instagram you'll find me by looking up @EmberAmber or clicking this link:  EmberAmber on Instagram . Here are a few of my pointillism drawings from INKtober. Day 11 by Amber D'Amato Day 1 by Amber D'Amato Day 8 by Amber D'Amato

My 6th Acrylic Painting! A Self-Portrait named Jouska. I was really feeling the gold, pink, and spring green palette when I first started it. It bored me after seeing it. Plus that Pepto Bismol pink was far too precious. Since I am me, someone who loves beauty in others, I felt a little shy about painting my own brand of beauty. I incorporated my favorite patterns, lines in the hair and dots in the background. Very much my style. I dripped Pebeo paint in gold, pearl, and emerald. I used blue interference paint on the shadows and gold interference paint on the highlights. I smeared big chunks of color on the skin, especially my right arm since I depend on it to paint. Hmm... I think my next painting should be done entirely with my least dominant hand, the left! I realize that this painting does not truly give the impression of me laying down in bed. I look like I am sitting up. Oh well. I feel like when you try to make a plan you make God laugh. Plans always change. =) Outlin...