Garden Shed - En Plein Air SOLD

Garden Shed - En Plein Air SOLD
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Nice use of acrylics and love the thickness you have applied and the brushstrokes. Love the whole composition too.

Thank you Heather, sometimes my quick En Plein Airs are better than ones which I spend ages on!

Strong, immediate painting - knives are wonderful with acrylics and oils, but being mean I only use them rarely: they can pick up acres of expensive paint. In less confident hands than yours, that foreground could have turned into a confusing mess, or have become over-complicated (or both). That is hasn't shows a sure hand, and plenty of experience.

Like the different marks you have made using painting knives and the colours used. The foreground flowers against the building are well handled and really make the painting stand out.

Thank you all for your kindness Nd words.

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17/08/2019
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Sketch book study in acrylic

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Jill Hammond

I started to paint more loosely when experimenting with still life and water-based oils.....they are very flexible and allowed me to move to palette knives. Working with knives immediately gives you a tool where you are able to experiment with less detail and a more 'loose' style. I now do not…

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