Fumage: Paint with Smoke

Fumage and Oil - Paalen.jpg

Salvador Dali and Wolfgang Paalen have done some amazing work with this method of "painting". Using a canvas, a candle, a tablecloth for protection, and fire - you can be a surrealist, dadaist painter extraordinaire! Painting with flame and smoke is a beautiful technique, especially after you get it right, and then you can go crazy with it. Just try not to say things like "I'm a toaster who bakes razor penguins in my cottage!" You'll sound like you're 14, instead of sounding like a prolific, visionary artist. Dadaism, yes. Wacky randomness... well... you get the picture.

Here are two things you can do instead of potentially being a dork:

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