Lauren – Girls just wanna have fun

Lauren – Girls just wanna have fun
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Nice work, unusual animals though for you? Lol..seriously very good

Where do you start painting something like this......brilliant

brilliant

Ah yes, those balconies, just two palm trees, just a few empty loungers the other side, not a busy pool time oh yes the hands are depicted so well. What is the focal point then of this imaginative and clever piece?

Thanks guys for the lovely comments :-) I know, not my usual animal shot Alan :-D, but what a refreshing change it made. I really loved painting like this, it was so much easier than drawing with pencil crayon, because the style of it meant I could slap it on, and not fret too much about detail or accuracy. It allowed me to be more like my messy self (and yep, there was paint everywhere and I kept dunking my brushes in my cups of tea). The girls seem to be the focal point for most people on this one Derek, and I think they are, especially with the white foreground leading directly to them :-) It's just a different way of capturing a happy, sunny holiday :-) I can't wait to do the next one :-)

Only joking Tracey, it is a smashing work and well done

😁😁 phew, I was back in my college art class when I read that Derek, I haven't explained a composition for years 😁😁

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09/02/2016
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First time ever use of acrylics – done in an impressionist style – I am hooked :-)

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Tracey Elliott

I loved art when I was young and studied fine art, sculpture and printmaking at college. I kind of deviated at university and studied Advertising and Design. I have worked in the advertising industry for over 30 years and stopped drawing (probably due to the long hours I worked) and it is only…

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