I have always painted in acrylics, I have always painted with the same make of acrylics, but the WAY I paint with these acrylics has changed considerably.
Some people have used the expression, "oh you've changed your style", or "you've found your style", but what has actually happened is that change has been brought about by solving a certain technical problem.
It's the result of my preventing the paint doing something I don't like looking at!
I have, more and more, diluted the paint to achieve tone and effect, but this process has revealed some interesting phenomena.
Yellow Ochre, Warm Grey, and (usually) Payne's Grey largely do what they are told!
Titanium White can produce a chalky effect if not handled properly.
Greens, Blues, Reds and Violet all need to be handled with the greatest of care or they will create "tide lines" or "watermarks" at the edge when dry.
Eliminating these effects has led to a fascination and love for the resulting surface textures so created.
This, in turn, keeps my creative "pilot light" well and truly switched on!
