FINE ART GALLERY

Below are some examples of the paintings and drawings available from Handteq Studios. Enjoy!

The rock art paintings were created using special techniques developed by the artist. They are painted
with acrylic on raw, untreated canvas utilizing it with techniques similar to those used in watercolor painting.
The glyph symbols are first masked off by tearing masking tape into small irregular pieces. Then the
subjects are masked off as well. Then the entire canvas is wet with water and background colors applied
allowing them to run together like a watercolor wash. Then while the canvas is still wet, the texture is
applied by splattering various colors onto the surface. As the canvas dries out, the splattering becomes
more hard edged and contained. Often colors are used which generally would not be found on rocks but
which relate to the colors intended for the foreground subject matter. Once the textured background is
complete, the masking is removed and foreground subjects are painted using dry brush techniques. As
the canvas is untreated and un stretched, some were prepared beforehand by stripping strings from the
edges to create the tasseled or fringed edge appearance. These paintings must then be mounted to a
stretched canvas for display.

The airbrush illustrations at the bottom of the page are ink drawings on illustration board which are then
airbrushed with liquid watercolors. Most have a considerable amount of ink stippling technique applied in
the drawing process. The artist uses various airbrushes but most commonly a Paasche model H, single
action. Some fine details are applied with an Iwata HPC double action.