Cindy R. Sams Artist Statement

My work has grown from the use of acrylics on their own and with glazes to the inclusion of metallic paints both on their own, with glazes and aging agents. The use of the metallic paints with the aging agents sends you to new results that you only have control over a  part of their finished product.  The amount of product changes the outcome. My favorite works have been the ones that I use these techniques.

The process I use begins with raw cotton canvas, sealed with gesso, sanded and sealed again. Base paint goes on,  then I start the design. When using the metallic paints, several coats of the iron paint will give it a solid look and with the aging agent applied, it’s “weathered.”  The pieces are sealed with several coats of polyurethane.