Fourteen enthusiastic and receptive participants gathered this last weekend and explored acrylics, at the studios of the Redcliffe Art Society.
Many exercises completed on the first day covering brush strokes, the use of painting mediums, making acrylic washes, brief colour theory, making splatters, and some techniques such as glazing and dry brushing:
On the second day participants chose a landscape composition and painted, using some of the processes explored in the previous exercises. the choice was from a traditional landscape with abandoned building, or a textured red base (including how to reuse an old work):
or a mauve landscape with separate planes of tone.
Thank you to Valerie and Jennie from RAS for the help in organising the workshop. Also, a huge thankyou to Chroma for allowing the free use of acrylic paints – very much appreciated, as it allowed those who were interested, the freedom to explore acrylic painting with less financial stress!