Acrylics 101

I love simplicity, but it became apparent the past few weeks that in order to really understand colors and  shape, more exploration is needed.  It's something I'd been aware of for a while but had been struggling to actually get it down on paper.

Dandelions

Mushrooms

LadyBirds

A long way to go, but at this point, everything is a learning curve.

Simplicity

Portrait painting is always relaxing. I spent the last few weeks simplifying colors and exploring a few techniques. 

Porcelain Girl

A4 wood - Acrylics / pencils

David Downton has inspired me since college. Initially finding his work through Creative Review, I've been entranced since.

I had a few attempts here but thought this porcelains girl came out quite well. Delicate and fragile looking.

Christmas 1994

Gold Ring

A4 wood - Acrylics / pencils

It'd been a while since I'd last tried a portrait and felt this worked our pretty well.

Although this took a little over 2 hours, I'd made the mistake of thinking her eyes would balance naturally. The left side of her face is exactly what I was looking for.. The right side, not so much. 

Planet Peel - Plants

A4 wood - Acrylics

Recently running into a lot of good ideas, but having the ability to properly execute them is becoming a struggle.

It's ok though, at this point concepts mean more to me than execution. This idea of wrapping plants sounds fun and gives me a lot of ideas to follow later on.

Planet Peel - Drafting

A3 Pad - Acylics / Oils

Just a rough draft testing different stroke techniques. 

The "PP" visuals had all been quite smooth, which is nice, but too simple. To really connect and believe in this environment there needs to be texture and emotion.