Last week an artist in our group came with oil paints to give away saying that she was sticking to acrylics from now on. Since no one else wanted them I gladly put them in my bag. In fall I was going to "learn to paint with oils." At least I am hoping to take a class to teach me the process. But on Saturday I stopped at the art shop and purchased walnut oil and a turpenoid cleaner and I just might open up those oils soon. So not only will I paint a variety of subjects, with a variety of techniques but I may soon paint with watercolours, acrylics and oils.
In the meantime I've spent several weeks working through Peter Fiore's dvd titled River Bend. While he paints with oils I've been plodding through this with acrylics and have come back repeatedly to subdue the brightness and to blend the colours. I think I am almost finished.
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| River Bend .1 22 x 28 acrylic |
I am encouraged by those who tend to paint in a less detailed manner - less realistic but not abstract. Impressionistic - perhaps one might call it expressionistic because there is movement and a sense of place in many of these. Well I am working at it!
The two paintings below which I've just finished are quite different. This first of the prairie landscape is done with a larger brush using looser strokes. I have tried hard not to be 'too fiddly'.
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| Prairie Landscape 12 x 12" acrylic |
Below is a rather turbulent water and sky scene done with my favourite palette knife using lots of soft gel medium. With this method I tend to play a lot with the paint and medium and gradually form an image. I like the brightness of the colours and the movement that happened.
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| Rough Waters 12 x 12 " acrylic |
i love the colours in the river bend picture - so very saskatchewan! no need to tame them further! and i see nothing wrong in painting in different ways...each one lets you express yourself a little differently. if it pleases you, if you learn something, then do it!
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molly
Thanks for those thoughts Molly:-)
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