Out Past The Point

[Enyaw]

11 x 14 inches .. acrylic on paper .. alla prima .. painted Jan 13/26

 

[LizC]

Wow you are busy, how do you churn them out so fast? And I love this one, I really like your "alla prima" style as you call it. You say it's painted on paper, what sort of paper are you using? I'd like to give alla prima painting a try

 

[Enyaw]

Thank you Liz.
Alla Prima by Richard Schmid was the book that got me interested. Of course that was 30 years ago and believe it or not I have advanced from infant stage. I have added painterly to the my style as that helps with speed. It’s all about getting it down as quickly and efficiently as possible. I paint on oil and acrylic pad by Canson XL. Buckles a bit with acrylics but works wonders with oil. I don’t use oil anymore and I can put up with the slight buckle as you can weight the paper once dry and it straightens. As an exercise I used to take pictures from mags and see if I could quickly emulate the mood painting over them. Always check my speed. Now I’m not so concerned about speed as I know my average and it’s between one and two hours mostly. You have a good eye so I would be surprised if you didn’t get into it.

I’ve slowed. I fell in December and still not 100%. Age heals slowly. Before that I did 150 in 150 days. All 9 x 12 or 11 x 14

 

[LizC]

Do you prime the paper?

 

[Enyaw]

It’s pre primed. Both sides I think.

 

[Enyaw]

Right now I am painting the back side of failed oils with acrylics.

 

[LizC]

I just did a search for the book and it's over $100 !! I would like to get it though....some day...maybe.

Looking forward to seeing more of your paintings, I like your landscapes

 

[Enyaw]

What city.

 

[Enyaw]

40.00 Canadian here. They go up and up. 18.00 a few years ago. That’s 11 x14

But you don’t need paper. Panels, stretched canvas, etc. many supports.