Abstract Acrylic Painting: Layering & Mark Making with Late Summer Colors

Intuitive Abstract Process

• 💡 The artist begins with a fluid acrylic underpainting in green gold, then adds ink and mark-making with crayons and charcoal, fixed with matte medium.
• 🎨 The process is largely intuitive and expressive, with the artist responding to marks and colors as they are applied, rather than following a predetermined plan.
• 🚀 The goal is to get out of the way and not block the creative flow, allowing the painting to evolve organically.

Layering and Mark-Making Techniques

• 🖌️ Various tools are used for mark-making, including silicone shapers dragged through wet paint to create different textures and layers.
• ✨ Different brushes and tools are employed to add opaque marks, building up the painting's surface.
• 🔪 A palette knife can be used to add interesting texture, with the option to scrape off excess for desired effects.

Color Palette and Inspiration

• 🍂 The artist is drawn to specific late summer colors, including yellow, green, gold, pinks, and earthy tones, which inspired this particular piece.
• 🌈 A key technique involves limiting the color palette, such as using phthalo blue over a green gold underpainting, and incorporating light orange.
• 🖼️ This painting is part of a series, being the third piece created with a similar color scheme, following a larger acrylic painting and a pastel study.