Tuesday 26 May 2009

Anatomy of a Landscape - Part 1

I thought it might be interesting to post pics of a painting stage by stage...


I decided to paint a landscape based on Embsay crag, near Skipton in Yorkshire. I grew up in Embsay and used to spend many hours exploring the moors, so the crag has a special meaning to me.


I began by taking a blank canvas and spraying onto it some matt acrylic under-painting:



I use any aerosol lying around in the shed for this - I have used red oxide and black in the past, just as long it is acrylic-based and matt (I use 'Plastikote' products - no connection).

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