One of my favorite artists/teacher is Sterling Edwards, his books and DVDs on transparent water color are a great wealth of info on the medium. I'm not sure if he does acrylics but there is a lot of crossover in the art world between mediums. Concepts, ideas and methods are sometimes quite transferable to any medium.

In one of his videos (lots avail. on youtube or distributor websites) he explains the 'excitement' of learning techniques and methods. Once you've got them down pat the excitement is gone and your off looking for another challenge.

In that light I've been fooling with acrylics as you well know. I am learning slowly but then I got nothing but time.

There is a site called TV Anytime: The Painting and drawing channel. I watched a demo by Fraser Skarfe on acrylic landscapes. Not a complete run through the painting but a good start. His final was outstanding. He took the viewer to the point of a basic sunset and left you there.

The following is my rendition or try at following along. there is a ton that I want to change both from my own perspective and some technical thingys. Pretty basic but the challenge for me is to see how easy or difficult acrylics are to correct/do-over/modify. Its a learning experience I thought I might share, so here is the first pass. W&N artist acrylics on acrylic paper (really the first time using this ground and not sure if I like it over canvas boards or stretched canvas. Better than using heavy water color paper but.............. time will tell I guess.



Now I'll try and change some things, add some interesting details and see what happens. You can be the judge and jury LoL.

BTW this series is available on Sky 191 and freesat 400 in England. Or you can view it here.... TV Anytime on The Painting & Drawing Channel on the web. Shows daily or nearly daily I believe and the weeks programs are on the web site until the next week's episodes are available. They cover a myriad of subjects.

E. G.