NON-OBJECTIVE GRID PAINTING WITH SEVERAL TECHNIQUES

LARGE ACRYLIC PAINTING WITH TEXTURE

 

This could also be called an abstract painting, I suppose, if I had used a landscape as my inspiration. Do YOU see it as a simplified scene?

 

I often use a grid system to keep my composition pleasing. Check out the horizontals and verticals in the artwork below.

The finished painting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Detail. I repeated drips elsewhere on the canvas, too.

 

 

Another technique I used was to apply very thick paint with a painting knife in a few swoops to lead the eye. You can see them in the top picture.

 

Here's a close-up of scratching that's not too visible in the large photo.





Thanks for viewing this! I appreciate you.

Paula