outside the frame is thinking about and making art “outside the box” By exploring art and experimenting with media, paints, styles and technique

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Colours competing for attention

On occasions It gets noisy in my house once in awhile what with all the girls shouting and making a fuss all trying to be heard over the din of the others…it is like Colours competing for attention I escaped to the relative sanctuary of my studio only to find it following me… Gerrrrr… as a result I took several deep breaths and calmed myself as I started this piece.

Using acrylic paints applied to paper in thin washes, with only a rough idea in my head  I painted bold shapes that overlapped. As much as anything I was exploring the media and the colour vials that resulted. It did not quite work as planed that’s not to say I had a plan only the paint did not run or drip as I expected. I was also disappointed with the coverage and the relative blandness of the paint… Almost as frustrating as living in a house full of women. But that however is my choice I suppose.












Colours competing for attention
#25 acrylic paint on paper 9 x 12 inches approx

That is not to say that I do not think that this is a successful painting It’s just that I was struggling with the media more than I would if I had been using oil paint. Please let me know what you think.

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