Finally finished "Stones" - this one was a lot of fun, but ended up a lot more time consuming than I expected. Those little stones each insisted on having a personality of their own! I think I am well and truly hooked on acrylics after this one - I really enjoy being able to come back to an area and develope it some more at any stage of the painting process, and that's something that can be awfully hard to do in watercolours.
"Stones" was painted from a reference photo I took several years ago on our family holiday to the East Coast - I took the picture specifically to paint from, but couldn't figure out a way to get the effects I wanted in watercolour. It's taken me this long to start tackling acrylics and get comfortable enough with them to feel I could do this little ocean-created still life justice. I rarely come back for another try at a failed painting, so I knew I had to get it right the first time.
It's not exactly what I had in mind (they all seem to take on a life of their own once they are on the easel, and I make changes as I go), but it's pretty close.
Enjoy!
