Sunday, March 6, 2011

Composing In Acrylic



I've enjoyed reading Serge Hollerbach's book Composing In Acrylic.  It's a very different style from anything I've done but it definitely got me thinking differently about acrylic.  He emphasizes big shapes, fairly simple but definite brushwork and working quickly.  This painting started with a little study  exploring the use  of pure colours surrounded by neutrals (see post February 20, 2011).  This makes the pure colours 'sing'.  From that little study through an organic process came the idea of the street scene.  Adding some simple figures gave the whole image a story.  This painting was both fun and a learning experience.


Verona Street
acrylic
18" X 18"

1 comment:

  1. Glad to see you're liking the book, Rex. Some really really lovely results. Love your blog - very inspirational for my "creative holiday". Shelley

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