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21. My dad really got into doing those

Reply to LiberalLoner (Original post)

Sun Jun 8, 2025, 08:15 PM

Jun 8

He was always artistic. But after he retired, he really got into doing abstract art on big masonite panels. He bought latex houseplant and would pour the paint onto the panels and let it flow wherever it wanted. My brother and I now have several hundred of these!

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Tried acrylic pour painting for the very first time. [View all] LiberalLoner Jun 7 OP

Pretty cool. Diamond_Dog Jun 7 #1

Thank you! It was so much fun and so freeing! LiberalLoner Jun 7 #2

Gorgeous! Nt spooky3 Jun 7 #3

Thank you! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Jun 7 #4

Yw spooky3 Jun 8 #17

Very Pretty. Srkdqltr Jun 7 #5

Thank you! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Jun 7 #6

Beautiful! SheltieLover Jun 7 #7

Thank you! 😍💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Jun 7 #8

Pat B Allen was s professor at the School of the Art Inst of Chicago SheltieLover Jun 7 #9

These are both very beautiful. If this is your first try, I can't wait to see the second. LoisB Jun 7 #10

Thank you so much! 💙💙💙. I need to learn how to get the cells and lacing. Might take a lot of practice. But LiberalLoner Jun 7 #11

That you are excited and having fun is really the important aspect. They really are beautiful. LoisB Jun 7 #12

Thank you! 😍💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Jun 7 #13

i have a friend who does similar paintings w ink. mopinko Jun 7 #14

So cool! I have heard of those alcohol ink paintings! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Jun 7 #15

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You might like this video: spooky3 Jun 8 #18

Oh I love this! Thank you! I like their work much better than my own! I can LiberalLoner Jun 8 #19

Glad you liked it! Nt spooky3 Jun 8 #20

My dad really got into doing those bif Jun 8 #21

So cool! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Jun 18 #22