EXPLORING ACRYLIC WASHES

Further work on acrylic washes using wet into wet.

Lining paper taped to board.
Linear mark derived from field patterns
850 x 450mm module

Further washes added to increase depth          

Introduction of charcoal 

Markmaking shows some influence from Barabara Rae

Charcoal band
Major charcoal band - marks too heavy compromising spatial recession if read as 'conventional' landscape space

Return to unprimed, stretched canvas 

Canvas   (1150x 800)well wetted but some difference in take up which makes for interesting effects which could be exploited in the futrure.

Build up of washes, treating two canvases as 'one piece'

Selective take up of red pigment due to uneven initial wetting of canvas.     

Gravity  used to take paigment down across canvas - limited control but some interesting effects

 

Orientation of canvas an issue                             

                                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Landscape format most interesting to date