Pouring Technique, and how to create texture
This was poured on a blue background using Flashe paints, and then used a palette knife to create a raised texture in one area 
I “saw” a raven head in the dark area, so I made a raven template from cardboard, and taped it to the painting to figure out if that size would work
This is the finished painting, Raven and Mandala. I rotated the canvas, stared at it until I saw the head and body of a raven, which I developed. I left some of the light abstract markings on the bird, so that it would appear somewhat magical and abstract. I used a stencil to add the mandala pattern, and then subdued it by glazing over it, to make it blend in with the background.
Art by Karen Guilbault 