David K Small, artist

Acrylic Paintings

~ some selected works

NOTE: Images not shown to scale with each other.
Dimensions given are w/o mat and frame.

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(Some with close-up images.)

For my most recent works yet to be posted here and for those works that are for sale, see my Art Blog.

Paints, Supports and Quality Assurance

Unless otherwise noted, I paint on hardboard panels. Those over 14" are wrapped with canvas affixed with acrylic medium and have bracing on the back for stability, which I make as needed. Some are made to be framed and others are either cradled or free-floating. If the support is cradled, I paint the sides right along with the front. I only paint with the highest quality artist acrylics. I want my work to have the greatest possible pigment load as well as strong lightfastness and other archival properties. When needing to change the viscosity, it is my habit to dilute with acrylic mediums, not water. All of this means my work is created to last centuries. My hope is that it does because it is wanted and appreciated. To read more about my methods, click here for an indepth blog page on this subject.

Red Dots 24"x24"x1-1/2"

Five Red Dots 24"x18"x1"

Circle With Squares
each panel 8"x16" unframed

Orange and Blue with Gold
11"x14" unframed

Split
each panel 8"x16" unframed

The Island 4-1/2"x8" unframed

Strata Cut
11"x14"

Pin Stripes
11"x14" unframed

Turquoise Woman
8"x16" unframed

Panel 1955
8"x16" unframed

Orange Bark
6"x11"

Rock Candy 16"x24"

Colored Snow 7"x11" unframed

Organic Abstract 03/09/10
11"x14" unframed

Organic Abstract 03/11/10
11"x14" unframed

Organic Abstract 03/10/10
11"x14" unframed

Fruity Tooty 11"x14" unframed

Vineyard Sunset 8"x10" unframed

Grape Juice 10"x7-1/2" unframed

Sun Water Land 24"x24"x1-1/2"

Touch Of Violet 24"x18"x1"

Circles 24"x24"x1-1/2"

Laced One 24"x18"x1"

Incoming 24"x24"x3/4"

PS Stripes 11"x14" unframed

Bronzed Web 24"x16" unframed

Greek Key 24"x24"

River Of Fire 16"x24" unframed

Fire In The Sky 12"x24" unframed

Pumice 16"x24"x1-1/2"

Gilded Crinkle 24"x24"

Nautilus I 24"x30"x1"

Geometry On Blue 16"x20" unframed

(More larger paintings further below.)

TECHNIQUE / MEDIUM SAMPLES

This section displays images of small acrylic paintings on panels.

Each painting is 12"x12" or 8"x10".

These were created as technique and arcylic medium samples: pumice gel, flexible modeling paste, tar gel, reg. modeling paste, gloss and gel mediums, glazes, gesso. Additives such as glass beads (no holes), metal foil flakes, and metalic powders were also used. Techniques included the use of flexible texture plates, masking, pallet knives and stencils.

Any image may be greatly enlarged to show detail by clicking on it.

Works that are for sale can be purchased from my Art Blog.