For this show, I decided that I would try my hand at acrylics. This was quite a step from the watercolours that I usually do. I was hoping to take a class, but it was cancelled due to low enrolment. So, it came down to doing some research on the internet about different techniques and styles.
I'm not an abstract painter, but I thought that I would give it a try. I put on a lot of soft acrylic paint and used a large palette knife (more like a trowel) to move the paint around. I poured some into a squirt bottle and used it to splatter some more paint on it. Needless to say, things were quite thick. It took quite a long time for the paint to dry. About 2 days. I quite like the way it turned out. I liked the freedom to play around with the paint and not worry about it looking like a particular thing. When I was done, I thought that it looked a bit like some woods with rocks. Here it is.
This summer, I think that I will try some more. Perhaps I will go crazy and paint outside. That way, I can splatter, flick, and spray paint without having to worry about getting it on my carpet and walls. It may end up looking like a cross between and a kindergarten painting and a Pollock. That would be interesting, right? When it's done, I'll post it. Wish me luck.
