If you’re looking for an art process to help you create beautiful abstract and semi abstract still life art then this class, Objects to Abstracts, full of playful drawing and painting may be just right.
Experimental Nature in Acrylics – by Paul Bailey (Hardcover)
A creative and exciting approach to acrylics from landscape artist Paul Bailey, whose unique approach to palette selection and composition demonstrates new and experimental ways to capture landscape in paint. Enthusiastically followed by a legion of social media fans, the artist now reveals his techniques for the first time–making it simple for the reader to produce their own work that is abstract, evocative, and full of vivid color.
Paul Bailey’s fascination with the natural world, from the underlying geology to the overlying weather, is sensationally conveyed in his eye-catching paintings, and he expertly demonstrates how to distil craggy cliffs, rolling farmland hills, tidal rivers, or flat, open-skied wilderness in striking and unusual color palettes. His semi-abstract style will liberate painters of all levels, from beginners to seasoned artists, to experiment with the wonderfully versatile medium of acrylics.
The author’s easy-to-follow explanations and step-by-step demonstrations describe how to manipulate the medium in surprising–yet often simple–ways, bringing forth organic shapes, using abstract elements in the natural landscape as the basis for your painting, and creating a compositional sense of rhythm.
Nothing dictates mood and emotion more than color, and he shows how to incorporate some very unusual, but effective, color palettes. His beautiful and contemporary work, which appears throughout the book, is a master class in scraping, pulling, weathering, and splattering the paint, how to build layer upon layer, the process of construction, and how to tease a sense of movement from a static image.
This essential guide is a must for anyone wishing to augment your understanding of the acrylic medium, your appreciation of composition and color, and liberate your own beautiful paintings.
About the Author
A contemporary landscape artist in watercolor and acrylics, Paul Bailey‘s colorful and semi-abstract paintings are inspired by the wild, windswept tracts of the Cambrian mountains and the East Anglian coastline. His work has been exhibited in galleries all over the world, gaining over 22.5K followers across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, and selling hundreds of pieces from his online shop.
Experiment With Abstract Art
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I don’t know if I’ve ever said these words “out loud” to you, but they deserve to be said, repeatedly and loudly. So here I am, virtually hollering at you across cyberspace: Experiment with abstract art!
I know we have talked about how thinking abstractly is a key to any successful painting, realistic or otherwise. But the point that shouldn’t be lost is that abstraction is a rewarding way to work in and of itself, as well as being a gateway to representational works.
I could fill sketchbooks full of abstract paintings and mixed media sketches combining charcoal and oil pastels or watercolor and graphite. These ways of painting call out to me in less formal ways and make me just want to play and move color and line across the page without any rules.
I don’t mean to say that all abstract art is visually successful, but I do think that all experiments with abstract art can teach you a lot about observing what you are doing and really seeing the work that you are creating for what it is. And when you work abstractly or mix media you are less likely to conform to outside expectations about what objects, figures, and landscapes should look like. At least that is how it is with me, and I find that mindset exhilarating.
So feel free to indulge in formless visions and ideas that don’t live so concretely in the “real” world. Paint, draw, and create without looking over yours shoulder or with preconceptions hemming you in. And if you are looking for a guide to help ease your way into abstraction, Abstract Overview is just the one–with crucial tips and techniques on how to make the best abstract art you can, with a variety of media. Enjoy!
HERE’S EXACTLY WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THIS ONLINE CLASS:
In this class you’ll learn how to use objects in your home as a starting point for abstract paintings. We will explore finding inspiration in our daily life and homes and turning this inspiration into beautiful and unique drawings and acrylic paintings.
In the nearly 2.5 hours of video I will share lots of techniques, wisdom and theory to guide you through a comprehensive process of selecting objects, arranging them, photographing them, drawing them and then using our visual notes and drawings to inspire abstract acrylic paintings.
- How other artists have used objects from their everyday to create fascinating abstract and semi abstract art
- What abstract art is
- Ways to put together a still life arrangement and compositional tricks and advice to use in all your art making
- A playful drawing process to unpack what you love about your objects and then your own drawings
- Ways to start and develop an abstract acrylic painting
- Demonstrations of different painting and paint application techniques
- The emphasis of this class is on experimentation, discovery and play
I’ll take you through the process step by step, sharing lots of advice and lots of art making insights and you’ll learn how to find interesting starting points for your art making all around you.
If you want to get loose and experimental but are not sure where to start, this class shares ways to start and gives you a powerful technique you can develop and make your own. It’s a positive and playful class which shares helpful processes to make your art feel more dynamic and interesting.
The class consists of nine videos, nearly 2.5 hours in total. English subtitles are included and can be turned on or off.
