My Painting Process
I tend to prepare for a series of work well in advance. I start by figuring out the shapes and dimensions of my cradle panels, which I order from a custom supplier. I then prime and prepare the wood panels myself, ensuring maximum stability.
From here, I begin by sketching out composition with pencil, ink or paint, and then get into applying the paint. I often paint wet on wet, meaning I allow wet layers of paint to go on top of other wet layers, and this can also include mixing paint colours on the panels while everything is wet.
Usually, I use brushes, free pouring and palette knives, along with a variety of other tools like scribes, riggers and Chinese brushes. Once a layer has dried I will often go back and continue to do layers upon layers.
It is quite common for a painting of mine to range between 5 – 15 layers of paint, with drying in between layers. I usually finish my work with a high gloss layer or two of Art Resin. I find Art Resin brings back the depth of the layers, the saturation and the intensity back to the acrylic paint, and really makes it pop!