Musings of a Frequent Flying Scientist

Paint Planets 1

After our session with Mixed Fruit on Saturday, Beck and I headed outside. I’d brought three tubes of paint with me – I wanted to try oil paints in water. Beck had a long, tall vase which we could use, so we dived in. We used syringes to squirt the paint into the water.

I have 117 photos from the shoot (the ones I’ve kept!), it was so much fun to see these cute little planets and volcanos forming in the bottom of the vase. So fabulous.

x desleyjane

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33 responses to “Paint Planets 1”

  1. Debbie Harris Avatar
    Debbie Harris

    These are just brilliant Desley. Sharon (my sister) did a similar experiment with oil and water drops and the results are spectacular. Love the explosion of colours here. I bet it was fun!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks Deb. It was fabulous. We were like little kids!

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  2. Tish Farrell Avatar
    Tish Farrell

    Just wild, Desley. Breaking bounds every which way!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks Tish! It was a blast to do!

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  3. Sue Avatar
    Sue

    What fun, indeed!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Totally. We loved it 😊

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      1. Sue Avatar
        Sue

        😀😀😀

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  4. Britta Avatar
    Britta

    These are super cool, Desley! I love all the colors.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Thanks Britta. Me too. It was such good fun.

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  5. loisajay Avatar
    loisajay

    Desley and Beck–the new Mad Scientists. These are wonderful!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Hahaha that’s perfect! Thanks Lois.

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  6. morselsandscraps Avatar
    morselsandscraps

    Another wonderfully creative idea. I love the surprises with something like this – you never know how the pattern will fall, and you have so many different surprises here. I used to get similar delight from marbling paper, once upon a time.

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Oh wow, marbling paper. I remember this concept from when I was a kid, but not sure I’ve ever done it… easy?

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      1. morselsandscraps Avatar
        morselsandscraps

        Yes – or I wouldn’t have attempted it, certainly not with 15 year olds when I taught at high school!

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        1. desleyjane Avatar
          desleyjane

          Hahaha ok good, I might try it! Pink marble!!

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          1. morselsandscraps Avatar
            morselsandscraps

            Of course!

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  7. Julz.......artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer Avatar
    Julz…….artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer

    how fabulous

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      I was like a kid in a candy store 💕

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  8. Heyjude Avatar
    Heyjude

    Such fun!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      It really was!

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  9. Jane Lurie Avatar
    Jane Lurie

    Cool idea and great photos, Desleyjane.

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      desleyjane

      Thanks so much Jane. It was great fun.

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  11. carafox2012 Avatar
    carafox2012

    Wow! So cool 🙂

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  12. Su Leslie Avatar
    Su Leslie

    Wow. Just totally utterly wow!!

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      😁 thank you!

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  13. pommepal Avatar
    pommepal

    Another fun project

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    1. desleyjane Avatar
      desleyjane

      Yes! Lots of fun! 😊

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  14. kristynakubova Avatar
    kristynakubova

    That’s a great photo project! Well done.

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  15. PurplePumpernickel Avatar
    PurplePumpernickel

    Wow! So psychedelic! Love them!

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      desleyjane

      Hehehehe thank you!

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