Original art in gouache from Artportable
Create a living home with unique and exclusive original art in gouache. In this category, we at Artportable, have collected all our paintings in the artist's medium that Matisse, Picasso, and Zorn, that all of them used. From abstract works and beautiful landscapes, to portraits and still lifes. Here you will find gouache paintings for the modern as well as classically decorated home.
Gouache - an opaque painting technique
Gouache is an old and popular art form originating form Italy, which was already widely used in ancient Egypt and 15th century Europe. "Guazzo", as it is called in Italian, was originally a painting technique where oil paint was used over a base of tempera. Gouache is a type of water-based paint - which perhaps explains why the term itself means something like "puddle" or "watering".
What characterizes gouache paints in particular is their great covering power and dense pigments, which differs from the transparency of watercolor. In other words, gouache is a more forgiving type of watercolor, meaning, allowing the artist to process and correct their work. This is because you can paint light shades over dark ones, as well as paint over underlying colors. When the colors dry, which happens very quickly, they are characterized by a matte and velvety surface.
As with watercolors, however, the binder in the paint usually consists of gum arabic. Gouache is a medium that works well together with other mediums, and is therefore often used in mixed media, for example in combination with watercolors, pastels, or graphite drawings. Over the years, many great and world-renowned artists have used gouache as a medium. Maybe you recognize names like Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Salvador Dalí, Marc Chagall, Vincend Van Gogh, and Anders Zorn?
Let the walls speak with original art in gouache
Do you fantasize about a large and fantastic painting or hang in your living room? Or perhaps several small works of art to collect in a nice constellation above the bed or in the hall? Perhaps you dream of letting the walls speak with unique art, which can only be found in your home? Original art can feel difficult to access for many, synonymous with being reserved for a small group of people. But id doesn't have to be that way.
Our original gouache artwork is available to anyone who loves art, color, and form. For those of you who live in the small rental apartment, the attic, the villa or the large mansion. Let a single, large work of art in gouache act as an eye-catcher, find a nice still life for your kitchen, or, create a unique collection of gouache paintings from a particular artist. The choice is yours!