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My work is intended to evoke an   deeply felt emotion with canvas and paper.  viscosity and fluidity, helping to create
        emotional response with the viewer.                 movement in the painting. The piece is then
        I provide myself the freedom to let go of   My Working Process  dry mounted and a protective coating is
        preconceived ideas of the visual outcome   Turn up the tunes! TerraSkin is rolled   applied, finishing with a suitable frame.
        and instead let my feelings dictate the   out on a frame to project angles I want
        process. I call this process “pouring my   to see. Golden fluid paints are poured   Contact Info  personal strokes employed.  —Harley Brown
        heart out.” The reward that comes from   on the support. Angles are changed and   Even when meticulously copying, there are
        expressing feelings in a piece of art is   the process is repeated. The result of each     » Email: info@vickimcfarlandart.com
        overwhelming. I liken the experience to a   piece is a multilayered effect where each     » Website: www.vickimcfarlandart.com
        runner’s high, which many artists feel. My   layer interacts, obscures and builds upon
        hope is that I can pass along some of this   the other. Paints are mixed to change the



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