About Me

I am an artist and a psychotherapist. I have a full-time practice. I create art at night and on weekends. I am self-taught as an artist. I have logged thousands of hours studying the form and practice of brush stroke, paint formulary, and the archival nature of art. I strive to ensure that all of my creations are archival and will stand the test of time. I work in multiple mediums. I work with encaustics, acrylics, resin and oils in my canvas work. Most of my work is abstract. I have completed a portrait and a few landscape pieces. I use professional quality paints, pigments, resins, and products in my work. I have written a screenplay, but that is another story.

My book “Painting With Epoxy Resin: Tips, Techniques and Troubleshooting” is now available on Amazon. I am grateful that so many people are interested in my book. People from all over the world have reached out to me about the book, and to ask questions about how I use resin.

Painting With Epoxy Resin: How To Get Started In Resin Art, Tips Techniques & Troubleshooting

By Charlotte Strong

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There is an intuitive process in what I do as an artist. I go into the studio and choose my materials and allow the art to be expressed through me. I interpret what I have done afterwards. I often paint words in my art. I write poetry. I add pieces of poetry, or sometimes a whole stanza to an art piece. A common theme in the art that I do is overcoming and breaking through. Trees are common theme in my work. For me, they stand for strength, connection, and giving life to a new path. There is something fascinating about trees. So, I keep painting them.

I got started in resin many years ago. I am always looking for a new art technique to try. It was inevitable that I would try resin. I’m always researching art techniques. Soon, I was looking for a way to use the leftover resin mix. I found that making jewelry was a natural addition. I like to say that the jewelry bezel is a tiny canvas. So now I have both going as I paint. I never intended to become a jewelry maker. But you go where the art takes you.

I like to paint with resin because it is a lesson in patience and going with the flow. When using it mixed with pigments, it often has a life of it’s on. It moves and flows in the way it wants. It teaches me to let go of expectations and go with the flow. You can’t control resin the way you can other mediums. You can choose the pigments and canvas, but you can’t always put the pigments and paints in the exact spot you want them to be on the canvas. Resin flows and moves. You can plan what you want to do for a piece and sometimes it turns out the way you plan, but sometimes not. Sometimes it turns out so much better than you expected. Because of the way it moves and flows, you have to be open to the unexpected when painting with resin. Allow it to do what it does. Go with the flow.

I use resin mixed with paint and pigments to create abstract art on canvas, to cover and coat completed paintings, to create dimensional art on canvas and to create jewelry.

I love using Art resin to cover my completed paintings. Especially my oil paintings. There is something incredible about taking a classic oil painting and covering it with a modern technique, like resin. I love the way it looks. Art resin takes it up a notch. It takes a classic and turns it into something modern and new. Art resin is so clear and non-yellowing. It brings out the bright colors of the artwork.