Sycamore Gap
| Comment | Finished date | started 3rd Aug 2023 |
| This month the challenge is to paint a reference without the usual realism, the reference is a tree in a landscape (a famous one). I will try a couple of different styles and techniques. | Media | Acrylic |
| Canvas | No brand | |
| Size | each is 20 x 20 cm | |
| Reference | Different strokes forum challenge August 2023 | |
| My post | posted in the same thread on the 21st Aug |
Collage of all attempts
First I wanted to test acrylic pouring, this was my first attempt before it dried. The ground is done with a swipe and the tree I blew at with a straw. This is described here in more detail.
Once it dried it looked very different, the silicone in the black colour kept moving the paint while it dried.
Next I explored the style of Gustav Klimt
And then I tried impressionism (and I loved it)
All of them was done with an underpainting
And then I created an abstract(abstraction) using an Liquitex acrylic marker. This one did not have an underpainting.
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© Mona Pihl