Pirie Street crossing

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The oil painting impression that you manage to give to your acrylic works is truly stunning Mike, the depth going into the scene is super as well, these rather murky scenes are brought to life by your skill at painting them

Posted by Ros Patterson on Sun 04 Aug 09:27:13

I really like the soggy wet feel this piece has, lots of detail for the eye to look at.

Posted by Paul Austin on Sun 04 Aug 12:36:13

Great atmosphere and I love the looseness of it.

Posted by Dawn Broughton on Mon 05 Aug 08:32:44

Another great painting.

Posted by Gudrun Ståhl Sharpley on Mon 05 Aug 08:34:34

Beautiful misty feeling Mike!

Posted by Satu Vartiainen on Mon 05 Aug 19:44:58

Thanks for your comments everyone. Ros, I think the key to making acrylics to look a bit oilish is to work quickly. A lot of acrylics look rather rigid because they have been laboured over.

Posted by Mike Barr on Fri 09 Aug 03:15:18

Hang on Studio Wall

01/04/2015

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Pirie Street has recently aquired a pedestirian crossing which is very paintable! Pirie Street crossing - acylic on board - 30x30cm

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Mike Barr

Mike Barr Artist Extracting positive emotions from viewers is the main focus of Mike’s work. He has explored two main subjects that in themselves are departures from the normal humdrum of life; and that is the beach and rainy-day cityscapes. Even though rain in the city may be seem negative on…

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