Experimental Nature in Acrylics: Our Landscapes

Paul Bailey, a landscape artist, shares his techniques for creating abstract, evocative, and colorful acrylic paintings in his book Experimental Nature in Acrylics. He explains how to manipulate the medium in surprising ways to capture landscapes, including distilling cliffs, rolling farmland hills, tidal rivers, and open-skied wilderness. The book includes step-by-step demonstrations, tips on painting organic shapes, and using abstract elements in the natural landscape. Bailey's beautiful and contemporary work serves as a masterclass in scraping, pulling, weathering, and splattering the paint.

Format: Hardback
Length: 128 pages
Publication date: 31 August 2023
Publisher: Batsford Ltd

Paul Bailey, a renowned landscape artist, has captured the essence of the natural world in his vibrant and semi-abstract paintings. In his book, Experimental Nature in Acrylics, he shares his techniques for the first time, making it accessible for readers to create their own abstract, evocative, and colorful artwork.

Through clear explanations and step-by-step demonstrations, Paul guides readers on how to manipulate the acrylic medium in surprising yet straightforward ways. He teaches them to distill craggy cliffs, rolling farmland hills, tidal rivers, or flat, open-skied wilderness into striking and unconventional color palettes. The book also offers tips on painting organic shapes and incorporating abstract elements into the natural landscape as the basis for a painting, as well as creating a sense of rhythm in the composition.

Paul's stunning and contemporary artwork is showcased throughout the book, serving as a masterclass in scraping, pulling, weathering, and splattering the paint. He demonstrates how to build layers upon layers, the process of construction, and how to tease movement from a static image. This essential guide is a must for anyone seeking to enhance their understanding of the acrylic medium, appreciate composition, and unleash their own beautiful paintings.

Weight: 778g
Dimension: 260 x 233 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781849947763