Painting A Darling Sun Catcher In Acrylic & Ink On A Crackle Medium Base

There was a time when it was high fashion to use crackle medium on just about everything. Today, there is still room for it, but we use it much more sparingly. I show you how to use crackle medium in today's blog, using the cracked surface as a backdrop for yet another painting. I choose my colours carefully to reflect the warmth of the sun. Then I use acrylics and ink to paint a darling little girl who has caught the sun. This painting attempts to capture the delight of a child's warm embraces and unconditional love, that enters your life like the warmth of the sun.

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I even wrote a poem to accompany the painting: I call it Sun Catcher.

The sun cracked up the sky

with laughter spilling red from its wide open mouth

Birds echoed its giggle

and swooped through its warm embrace

Somewhere a child was born

and its gurgles filled the hearts of the new parents with the same warmth

that the sun lavishly spilled onto the earth

The child lassoed the sun, roping it into their lives with warm fingers

Summer was never as warm as when the child came into their lives

Winter was never so absent

The child gave and gave and gave of its love

and the sun shone down on all who did, or did not, deserve it.

Marietjie Uys (Miekie) is a published author. You can buy the books here:

You can purchase Designs By Miekie 1 here.

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