This is my first mixed media painting (acrylic and watercolour pencils). I painted it at my friend Sue’s house. She’s an artist and was rehearsing for a mixed media class she was going to teach and wanted a guinea pig. First we discussed the Golden Rule of Composition (the 1/3, 2/3 rule) and I drew thumbnail sketches to find the best composition of the subject matter.
Having decided on the composition, I used a weak acrylic wash to blend the subject into the background, then added stronger colour to bring the elements to life and grounded them by using the watercolour pencils to add shadow. This was a very different process to how I usually paint and I found it a refreshing change and like how it turned out.
More good news – I’ve sold another painting from the exhibition at Two Rubens, A River Runs Through It (see blog from 22 March 2011). This exhibition will be up for at least another month if you want to see it.
