Okay the jury isn't quite in but acrylic paints may become my new best friends. I am still struggling and there is a lot more to learn than with oils. Oil paint was more consistent. On really hot days it softened up and on really cold days it stiffened up but not annoyingly. Acrylic paint on the other hand is very humidity sensitive. Some days it doesn't dry at all and I can blend as with oils and on others it seems to dry before I get it to my panel. I can spritz water and/or retarder but the question is how much on any given day.
These three paintings were all painted with acrylic paint on three different days. The paintings don't excite me but my progress does. Once I learn to work with their idiosyncrasies I think I may love them. They allow me to work back to front instead of dark to light or light to dark and that has many advantages.
The first painting was painted at Cedar Haven farm. An inspiring location that is very artist friendly. The clouds aren't perfect but maybe my best so far. The other two were painted at the farm of a friend. I told Deb that I could paint on her property once a week for a year and I would still want to come back which reminds me that I do need to get back up to visit my friends at LongLane Bed and Breakfast again. There are still lots of paintings to be done there too.
Okay the jury isn't quite in but acrylic paints may become my new best friends. I am still struggling and there is a lot more to learn than with oils. Oil paint was more consistent. On really hot days it softened up and on really cold days it stiffened up but not annoyingly. Acrylic paint on the other hand is very humidity sensitive. Some days it doesn't dry at all and I can blend as with oils and on others it seems to dry before I get it to my panel. I can spritz water and/or retarder but the question is how much on any given day.
These three paintings were all painted with acrylic paint on three different days. The paintings don't excite me but my progress does. Once I learn to work with their idiosyncrasies I think I may love them. They allow me to work back to front instead of dark to light or light to dark and that has many advantages. 
The first painting was painted at Cedar Haven farm. An inspiring location that is very artist friendly. The clouds aren't perfect but maybe my best so far. The other two were painted at the farm of a friend. I told Deb that I could paint on her property once a week for a year and I would still want to come back which reminds me that I do need to get back up to visit my friends at LongLane Bed and Breakfast again. There are still lots of paintings to be done there too.
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