I thought this one would go quickly, but in the end, no sir – it did not. Maybe it was the scale and maybe it was some of the slight tone areas, but I couldn’t quite pull it off.

There were some troubles with the acrylics. Keeping the paint wet enough on canvas as well as on the palette for subtle blending was difficult and everything started to feel flat. In the end I resorted to a lot of dry brushing, smearing with the thumb and mixing right on the canvas. That seemed to work ok, but my technique is very obvious when you get up close. I’d rather someone wonder how I did something instead of being so transparent.

Enh. But here you go. I like the style and I think I may try a few more like this.

Blocked. 30"x20" Acrylic on Canvas Board. September, 2011.