I have finished a small painting in acrylics on canvas board. I broke open the paints and brushes which a friend gave to me and immediately smelled my mom's art studio from many years back. As my family slept, I painted later than I should, but felt as though Mom was there with me, painting. What fun.
Now I have not tried the oils, but tried out the acrylics instead.
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It was not easy and definitely different than the watercolors, but this is what I came up with.
I think I will head back to watercolor to build back some confidence, but I am sure I will dive back into my treasure box of acrylics, and maybe break open some of the oils, I will be sure to keep you posted.
Tips are always welcome on this painting journey!
I love how the tail tells of the movement of the horse....like they were leisuring walking along.
ReplyDeleteThanks Gretchen, this is my daughter when she was young, it is amazing how quickly they grow up! Thanks for taking a look.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Maria for visiting my blog. Looking forward to spending some time on yours.
ReplyDeletei look foward to checking your blog for new paintings. this is my favorite for many reasons.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kelley and Dawn, I will keep the paintings coming so you can come back and visit!
ReplyDeleteI like to move between acrylics and watercolors. They are so different. I'm following you now!
ReplyDeletevery nice Maria. You have some great things going on your blog
ReplyDeleteCarol and Gary, thanks for looking, I am working on a giraffe painting and hope to post more next week, this one is watercolor, but I have a few more ideas for acrylics. It seems as though the more I paint, the more I see around me that needs to be painted!
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying your paintings and progress- each one lovingly done with a different approach for each - big courage!
ReplyDeleteThanks Robin, It is a lot of fun, when I don't worry too much about the outcome, it seems one of the keys is to just keep painting......
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