Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Portrait #3

This is the 3rd Portrait I've attempted, and painting #40 since I first picked up a brush and covered the house, me and my clothes in paint.

 This one is better than this photo, but, nevertheless

'In the Ring'                 John Simlett
Acrylic on Canvas  (14 inches x 10 inches)

I'm quite pleased with it.

  It's alla prima which is, as you know, difficult with acrylics which dry so quickly. As I go on I'm beginning to use mediums, water spray etc, which makes wet on wet with acrylics a bit easier.

   I'm also beginning to get my head around base mixes and glazes.

Probably try one of my lovely granddaughter, Lauren, next.
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15 comments:

  1. Anne Le Maître3 December 2014 at 10:07

    Hey ! That's fine !

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  2. hmuxo3 December 2014 at 12:02

    Beautiful portrait, John!!! I love her expression...awesome shadows .. I'm really looking forward to Lauren's portrait!!

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  3. PaintingWrite3 December 2014 at 13:53

    Hi John, i need to revisit your blog-die some rain i have missed all the paintings you've been doing and if they're anything like this-we'll this is fabulous!

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  4. Celeste Bergin3 December 2014 at 20:30

    Love it...you did a wonderful job!

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  5. Autumn Leaves4 December 2014 at 03:29

    She's beautiful!!

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  6. Studio at the Farm4 December 2014 at 06:33

    Beautifully done, John!
    Kathryn

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  7. Rita Vaselli7 December 2014 at 14:10

    Congratulations, John, for this portrait so expressive. Looking at your brilliant results, managing acrylic color and its auxiliaries is a challenge where you are winner.

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  8. juliefordoliver.blogspot.com10 December 2014 at 06:09

    Try the Open Acrylics. Much easier to use.
    You better re-write or re-think your "pen and ink artist" line at bottom. Seems to me you have expanded nicely.

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  9. Gatepost productions10 December 2014 at 06:37

    The (Golden) Open Acrylics sometimes seem to dry peculiarly. I do mix Titanium White Open with Titanium White Full Bodied, which gives it a longer wet life. I'm also experimenting with mixing in Golden Acrylic Fluid.

    Thanks for the advise though

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