Original artwork description:

This artwork is the result of observations at the bustling Praca Rossio square in Lisbon. Street singers were entertaining the crowd and the crowd was entertaining me. Or more accurately they supplied the colour, reference and emotion for this painting, and I put them together.

The work consists of a Rowney Cryla acrylic base coat of burnt orange, then opaque pigments are used to lay down the undercoating of some of the subject matter. Subsequently using acrylic paint in washes which has been thinned using diluted Liquidex airbrush medium. This layering of the work allows for subtle tonal attributes that give depth and intensity. The overall result is an acrylic painting with a degree of luminosity rather than the usual flat acrylic finish.

Finished with a coat of Winsor & Newton Satin UV varnish, this not only protects the painting but has a unifying effect. A suggested frame width of at least 60mm for this 40x50cm painting. This makes for the best visual effect and prevents warping.

Materials used:

acrylic on Bella Arte canvas board

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