Tree

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I love it Shirley! Such thick and creamy looking paint and great colour selection. Is it acrylic?

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sat 13 Nov 11:12:29

Hello Tessa, Yes it is acrylic. It dries so dark, though. I am continually trying to adjust for that.

Posted by Shirley May on Sat 13 Nov 11:17:47

Well I quite like the darkness of this. Obviously I don’t know what the light was like when you started it, but it fits the season now. Good one.

Posted by Tessa Gwynne on Sat 13 Nov 11:33:41

That is lovely! Love the way the tree stands out from that amazing sky!

Posted by David Stevens on Sat 13 Nov 11:48:56

Sumptuous!

Posted by Linda Wilson on Sat 13 Nov 11:51:58

And a very good and successful experiment it was Shirley a lovely painting.

Posted by Paul (Dixie) Dean on Sat 13 Nov 12:04:30

Super good Shirley, love the thickness of the paint

Posted by Heather Love on Sat 13 Nov 12:11:29

Ooh, I shall try more thick paint then! 😄

Posted by Shirley May on Sat 13 Nov 12:13:17

Your painting is, to coin a phrase, full of guts - strong image, no prettification - I know you can do lighter work when required. But I like this for its energy. Acrylics drying dark - as a matter of interest, I wonder what brand you're using. Some are far more prone to this than others. Maybe too, if you find you're constantly having to adjust, you may find that colours suitable for oil or watercolour don't work so well for acrylic landscapes, and you need to push the colour up a notch - i.e., try brighter, lighter colours that you'd normally use in other media. Even so, there'll always be a place for the dark, the moody, the tempestuous, and even the grim.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Sat 13 Nov 14:27:39

"Than" you'd use in other media, not "that". Pish and fie, this is a mistake I make time and time again......

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Sat 13 Nov 14:29:31

Thanks, Robert, very helpful! I shall investigate as you suggest. I am using Seawhite's acrylics. Maybe I'll spend a bit more money.

Posted by Shirley May on Sat 13 Nov 15:38:48

So striking, really like this, Shirley

Posted by Maureen Sherman on Sat 13 Nov 15:41:27

This is superb

Posted by anne cooper on Sat 13 Nov 15:50:47

Another lovely painting Shirley

Posted by David Johns on Sat 13 Nov 17:54:41

Lovely painting. Lots of energy!

Posted by Faye Patrick on Sat 13 Nov 20:01:28

Really well done Shirley, love the energy portrayed.

Posted by Carole Swingler on Sun 14 Nov 08:20:33

Two splendid pieces, Shirley. Tons of atmosphere, with lovely depth and layers.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sun 14 Nov 09:54:51

Luscious, I agree with all the comments, great experiment

Posted by Romila Datta on Sun 14 Nov 20:37:27

ooh, I love that thick paint!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Sun 14 Nov 21:06:52

Full of energy - excellent painting Shirley.

Posted by Shaun Byatt on Mon 15 Nov 06:20:08

This I really like

Posted by Rachel Wood on Mon 15 Nov 16:15:33

Super painting. Great atmosphere, weather brewing up a storm!

Posted by Jean Harris on Wed 17 Nov 12:09:34

I love the thick paint effect. It gives it strength and movement. Juicy.

Posted by Val-Irene Robertson on Sat 20 Nov 11:02:35

Hang on Studio Wall

13/11/2021

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A small, thick paint experiment yesterday.

About the Artist

Shirley May

Always loved drawing and painting. Studied biology at UEA, PGCE at Sussex, then part-time art studies at Sussex and Brighton, including printmaking. Before Covid I gave a little weekly watercolour class for 7 years. Now I am using acrylics on canvas and paper en plein air whenever possible.

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