john
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Sometimes at sunset the colors in the sky and on the water just boggle the mind. After my last debacle of a painting I figured I would go to the photo for the next and skip my eccentric imagination this time. Besides, nature provides plenty.
This was first time stretching my own raw canvas. And first time using watery acrylics directly on the raw canvas , as per a Youtube video I watched. It was cool because the watery acrylics on the cotton was a little bit like watercolor on paper. But the cotton canvas takes forever to dry. I made some mistakes - like the vertical line near right center - but I learned a lot about the whole process. Next time I might use a little clear gesso first to reduce absorbency. The colors change like crazy from wet to dry and they sort of sink-in and lose a little vibrancy. I hate/love acrylics. One reason to love them are the specialty paints like the white I used that was pearlescent. It gives a nice effect. But I would have an easier time getting the colors right using oils.
This was the photo...
And it's so hard for me to figure the colors out but this is the painting with some far shore and lights added. 16x20 inches after some cropping. C&C welcome.
This was first time stretching my own raw canvas. And first time using watery acrylics directly on the raw canvas , as per a Youtube video I watched. It was cool because the watery acrylics on the cotton was a little bit like watercolor on paper. But the cotton canvas takes forever to dry. I made some mistakes - like the vertical line near right center - but I learned a lot about the whole process. Next time I might use a little clear gesso first to reduce absorbency. The colors change like crazy from wet to dry and they sort of sink-in and lose a little vibrancy. I hate/love acrylics. One reason to love them are the specialty paints like the white I used that was pearlescent. It gives a nice effect. But I would have an easier time getting the colors right using oils.
This was the photo...