Art By Roger Morgan

Roger Morgan is constantly creating new and wonderful works of art. Below are just a few of the acrylic paintings recently created in 2009.

Acrylic paint is fast-drying paint containing pigment suspended in an acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylic paints can be diluted with water, but become water-resistant when dry. Depending on how much the paint is diluted (with water) or modified with acrylic gels, media, or pastes, the finished acrylic painting can resemble a watercolor or an oil painting, or have its own unique characteristics not attainable with other media.

Acrylics were first made commercially available in the 1950s. These were mineral spirit-based paints called Magna offered by Bocour Artist Colors. Water-based acrylic paints were subsequently sold as “latex” house paints, although acrylic dispersion uses no latex derived from a rubber tree. Interior “latex” house paints tend to be a combination of binder (sometimes acrylic, vinyl, pva and others), filler, pigment and water. Exterior “latex” house paints may also be a “co-polymer” blend, but the very best exterior water-based paints are 100% acrylic.

Soon after the water-based acrylic binders were introduced as house paints, artists (the first of whom were Mexican muralists) and companies alike began to explore the potential of the new binders. Water soluble artist quality acrylic paints became commercially available in the early 1960s, offered by Liquitex.

Prior to the 20th century, artists mixed their own paints to increase the longevity of the artwork and achieve desired pigment load, viscosity, and to control the use of fillers, if any. While suitable media and raw pigments are available for the individual production of acrylic paint, due to the fast drying time, hand mixing may not be practical.

Acrylic painters modify the appearance, hardness, flexibility, texture, and other characteristics of the paint surface using acrylic media.

Acrylics have the ability to bond to many different surfaces, and media can be used to adjust their binding characteristics. They can also be used to build thick layers of paint: gel and molding paste media are sometimes used to create paintings with relief features that are literally sculptural.

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All works of art by Roger Morgan are available for purchase. For more information, please email roger@rogermorganartgallery.com or leave a comment in the box below.

Roger Morgan was born in San Diego, CA and grew up in and around the San Francisco Bay Area. In the 1960s he obtained both his BA and MA in Painting from the University of California at Berkeley.

For over 45 years Roger’s love of nature has inspired him to capture the underlining beauty of the mountains and flowers around him.

Roger uses multi-media including oil, acrylic, watercolor, bronze and metal; collections of his work can be found throughout the U.S. and Australia.

Take a look at Roger’s bronze nudes at: Roger Morgan Art Flickr

With his acrylic paintings, Roger prepares the background of each painting by layering seven to ten coats of diluted acrylic paint, using a palette knife and brushes.

All of Roger Morgan’s pieces of artwork are for sale.

For information leave a comment here or email: Roger@RogerMorganArtGallery.com

Roger currently resides in Berkeley, California with his wife of over 21 years. They are the proud parents of a blended family with 6 grown children and 9 grandchildren.

The paintings shown here are only a small sampling of what is available from Roger Morgan. Check back often for more paintings and other available artwork.

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