Studio Time

This is another of the string experiments I started recently. I’ve washed over the thing with Phthalocyanine blue and some Venetian red then scumbled over that with titanium white. This is acrylic paint. It dries faster than oils and works fairly well as an adhesive. It makes for a tough paint film that pulls the whole thing together. I’m not really fond of the look of acrylic though. I don’t really like painting with it either. I’ll probably block in a little of this with it then switch to oils.

Basically, I’m just trying to get some color started. Some of what’s there will serve as a background. The white is to accent the texture of the paper and make the thread stand out a bit more… I’m trying to push the idea of “line” rather than “thread” as well.