Rodney Kingston
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
■ Use the art of suggestion, not detail
■ Practise acrylic techniques without using mediums
Fry Sauce
, acrylic on paper, 10x8in. (25.5x20.5cm). I chose half empty jars as I liked the effect of the residue of sauces on the inside of the glass. The area of the ketchup bottle with sauce residue and the displaced label of the mayonnaise showing through the glass was a particularly enjoyable part of the painting.
Acrylic is a wonderful medium, as it offers such versatility in terms of application. Whether you slap your colours down on the surface, nice and thick, and push the paint around with sturdy brushes, or dilute with water and build delicate layers of thin washes, acrylics handle either method successfully. Most of the time I prefer the first approach, using the paint as it comes straight from the tube with no mediums.
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