The Accidental Artist, Painting
This week I decided to try my hand at something different. If you’ve been following my journey you will know that I’ve been learning different techniques with paints and brushwork, as well as using photos and images as references. This week was about taking what I... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
This weeks painting is a Red Squirrel. This is now becoming a process for me… Paint something, reflect on it and then post about it. Processes make things easier. Sometimes my posts are about different techniques. Sometimes my posts are about using the same techniques... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
Meet the cat with attitude! This isn’t the first time I’ve painted a cat, and it’s not the first time I’ve used tones to create dimension in the painting. It’s definitely the first time I’ve painted on black paper. One of the main... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
Today’s painting is a pop-art approach to the 50’s icon Marilyn Monroe. It’s great to be able to express yourself in a completely different way. Not only with the style of acrylics but also using newspaper as the base to paint on (and boy, is it different from... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting, SOLD
Today’s painting is of a dog. Not hard to see the like this if you look carefully 😉 This is one of my go it alone paintings, where I decided to paint a different animal. I might well have reverted to my preferred style of dry painting layers, but this approach is... read more
The Accidental Artist, Painting
Today’s painting goes back to the great outdoors and fitting autumnal colours. Layered acrylics put on dry to give the subtle shifts in colour to give depth and then some light pen work on the house to suggest detail. This felt more comfortable and natural to me this... read more
