failure is always an option. . .

 In art, when learning by doing, failure is always an option because sometimes that is how we learn. 😇

I have wanted to try some acrylic pouring techniques for a few years but for various reasons, space limitations, mess concerns, I held myself back. I have watched a million youtube videos and read and researched and thought I had a good grip on what I needed to do. This week I decided to take the risk and give it a try, so I set up a spot, mixed up some paints, and jumped off that cliff. 

At first, when it was all fresh and wet it looked great. I had cells popping the swirls were holding up, it looked like it was supposed. Then as I was blow torching the blow torch died and I couldn't get it to re-light. 😕

As it was left to slowly dry on it's own it started to crack. I knew then I was in trouble, I had left too much paint on the canvas it was too thick, and without the heat and quick dry from the torch it was only going to get worse. I also began to suspect that I had not gotten my canvas preparation quite right when I noticed the edges. 

The longer it sat the "worse" it got, the cracks got wider and then they went all the way to the canvas below. 😞 I am disappointed but not discouraged, I have some ideas of what went wrong and how to "fix" it, as a matter of fact I did 2 canvases at the same time with some slight differences and the second canvas is much better. So I will continue to try new things and learn as I go. 😎

In the mean time, this thing cracked up like a desert in a severe drought. ~LOL~ However, I have gotten over my impulse to throw it away and instead am thinking of ideas, things I could do to it. 

It's a live and learn situation, this is not the first time I have painted something I didn't like, it's not the first time that something has dried badly.  I also doubt that it will be the last. 😄😇