Today finds me in a loquacious mood. It's a Saturday, a bit sunny, and generally cool weather. Work is still ongoing for the giant 7'X5' piece and it is (as I have said) tediously slow, though the rewards will very satisfying.
Working with Acrylic and Pen & ink is one of the most daunting challenges an artist faces. First, the surface is unlike that of watercolor paper - there is more resistance to the pen, and the paint itself is hard to blend with other colors. My watercolors tend to go from one color and fades into another one smoothly. You can't do that with Acrylics.
I recall the gargantuan piece I did for my wife years and years ago, and that was pretty easy because there was pretty much no theme. You could pretty much draw whatever you like. This current one now is all- Filipino, with colonial Spanish-style houses, horse drawn carriages and cobblestone roads. The challenge is to stick with the theme and architecture - A task fraught with pitfalls and potential mistakes.
More later. I have to paint.
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