I might have to change the name of this blog. Acrylics are in!I was talking with an artist friend about techniques in painting. He paints but is very influenced by his main love which is ceramics -all those glazes and textures that can be fired onto a ceramic item. We got into a long discussion in the pub over a couple of beers, and I was very taken with the notion of this way of working. So, when I got home this evening from a long meeting, seeing there was no time to do a formal set up, I got out the acrylics, a pot of acrylic varnish and a tin of Ronseal 'walnut' tinted quick-drying varnish. What I was aiming for was to keep this as a still life, but work on it in an abstract way. This piece started out very bright, with bold colours but after a couple of applications of the varnish over not-yet-dried clear acrylic varnish, I arrived at this autumnal finish. The craquelure effect which was achieved by experimenting, only adds to the composition, I think, don't you?
Acrylics Still Life Study on paper. 7" x 5". Buy this art.
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