Pick and Mix Still Life

Five little alla prima paintings from my Easter holiday. I did others too, but they were all culled.

Each painting has a very slightly different surface – some gesso, some linen, some slippy, some absorbent, and so on. This meant that each reacted differently to the paint as I put it down. That’s fine as each one becomes a learning experience. The downside is that consistency is a little more difficult to achieve.

Anyway, lots of experimenting, and in places, some happy accidents.