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Experimental Nature in Acrylics

Paul Bailey

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In Experimental Nature in Acrylics, Paul Bailey reveals his techniques for the first time, making it simple for readers to produce their own work that is abstract, evocative and full of vivid colour.

Through easy-to-follow explanations and step-by-step demonstrations, Paul describes how to manipulate the medium in surprising – yet often simple – ways. You will learn how to distil craggy cliffs, rolling farmland hills, tidal rivers or a flat, open-skied wilderness in striking and unusual colour palettes. There are tips on how to paint organic shapes and using abstract elements in the natural landscape as the basis for a painting, and how to create a compositional sense of rhythm.

The author's beautiful and contemporary work appears throughout the book and acts as a masterclass in scraping, pulling, weathering and splattering the paint as well as showing how to build layer upon layer, the process of construction and how to tease a sense of movement from a static image.

This guide is a must for anyone wishing to augment their understanding of the acrylic medium and appreciation of composition and colour, and to liberate their own beautiful paintings.