Wednesday 2 October 2013

Poppies in Acrylic



A while ago I came across some long forgotten tubes of acrylic in one of my drawers. Although they were well over 20 years old, amazingly, they yielded to a gentle squeeze and I resolved to give them a try. They are Winsor & Newton Artist Quality, I remember someone giving them to me claiming that they were "horrible" to use. Had I known at the time that thinning them with turps was not a good idea, I would have told him!!  I recently broadened my palette range with some much cheaper Daler System 3 colours which seem to inter-mix with no problems and, fuelled by some encouragement from Christiane Kingsley (do visit her blog if you haven't already), I dived in. This took about 4 hours in total, that's from making the canvas board to signing it as finished. I enjoyed working with solid colour and slapping it on in places and I will do some more but, it wont replace my watercolours, I'm far too much in love with that particular medium!! This is all I've managed to produce over a difficult few weeks, it's a first attempt and, as with any new medium, there is a lot to learn.  I'm going into hospital tomorrow and will be"off line" for a short time. I'm saying this because I really appreciate people visiting my blog and am very, very grateful for any comments, so much so that I always acknowledge them as soon as I can. It wont be possible for me to do so as quickly after tomorrow but I will catch up I promise!! Likewise, I will be doing a lot of visiting when I get home!!  Acrylic on MDF board covered with butter muslin. 

14 comments:

  1. You have left us such a gorgeous painting to look at while you are gone. Lovely job on this!!! You are very good with the acrylics too. I hope you won't be gone too long, and that your procedure goes well. All the best!

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    1. Just grabbing a few minutes before the day starts. Thanks ever so much Joan, glad you like it!

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  2. great detailed painting here Kev. Well done and all the best mate.
    Vic.

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  3. Beautiful composition and perspective!

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    1. Wow!! Thanks minnemie for leaving so many positive comments!!!

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  4. You are great at acrylics, I love the painting! All the best wishes for your health.

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    1. Thanks so much for your kind wishes and your positive comment about the painting Judy!! I would be happier if I could loosen things up a little. Hopefully that will come with practice.

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  5. Thanks for sharing this colorful and beautiful painting. I'm also using acrylics but like you watercolor is still my favorite medium. Hope you'll get better soon. By the way thanks for visiting my blog, I appreciate very much your comments.

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    1. Hi Cora, thank you for visiting and for leaving your nice comment. I also appreciate comments very much!! Watercolour is so strange, it is the most difficult medium but once it gets under your skin there is simply no getting rid of it!!!!

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  6. I LOVE this one! It has such a nice deep feeling. And it is just enought detailed. And the colours are great. Perfect!! See you around when you get back!

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  7. Hello Catharina!!! Great to see you back and glad you like the picture! Hope things are going a bit better for you.

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  8. Incredible how you did this beautiful marvel within 4 hours !!! This leaves me really speechless because I am currently attending an acrylic painting class every Monday evening and I have currently the impression I will probably never finish my picture there. Every detail as well as the colors in your picture is so beautiful.
    Please tell me how to do it in 4 hours one day ...
    All the best for your stay in hospital and get well soon!

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    1. Thank you very much Stefanie, glad you like it. I don't know how it was finished in 4 hours, or even if that is a quick time, it probably isn't, in fact I would say there are skilled artists who could knock this out in less than an hour! Good luck with your course!!

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