Big, bold splashes of colour and lines of acrylic ink … yeah.

After spending the morning working on two detailed paintings, it was nice to just splash colour onto a canvas. Ultimately this part of the painting will never be seen; I am planning to cover up most of the canvas with a somewhat less abstract painting. Still, it was great fun to just move paint and ink around the canvas in whatever patterns appealed to me in the moment.

I’ll do some more work on this canvas this week. I’m tempted to make it brighter and more textured as I continue to work on the underpainting. I have absolutely no idea of where I am going with the painting … and that is what makes it so much fun. Some more warm colours next perhaps?

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