Tuesday, January 17, 2012

I've been working on some paintings by using an acrylic under painting, which can be dried pretty quickly. Then I go right into it with oil.

6 comments:

  1. Stunning! The movement and energy you capture here . . . wow!

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  2. I actually really like the background in this piece, and feel like it adds more texture to the work than some of your other paintings, possibly as a result of not having to wait for the oil to dry. I love that the little bits of red get to peek through, and love the way they bounce off of and compliment the blue, as well as the skintones used. I really enjoy the sort of... peace... that I feel from this painting, despite the fact that it also has a purposefulness and energy to it that suggests movement. It seems almost as though the peace I feel, is the peace that the diver/gymnast must have been feeling mid-flight.

    This is a wonderful image, thank you so much for sharing.

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  3. i think your painting is wonderful.. do you run into problems with having an acrylic underpainting .. like cracking later.. ? preetworks@yahoo.com

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  5. I don't think there should be problems with oil over acrylic, however problems can occur if you paint acrylic over oil.

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  6. I absolutely love the energy of your work, David, and its looseness and vibrancy!!!!

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