I hit a learning wall at one point and put it aside to work on commissions. I decided that the gift of free art materials meant the universe wanted me to paint in acrylics, and I wanted to work with a more dimensional medium-I wanted the brushwork, the impasto of layers and colors, the texture of the canvas showing through the paint. I don’t care for the finish on acrylic paints, much preferring oils but not the smells and chemicals, so I’ve just avoided the entire thing.
I began this painting in January 2008 from photos I took of Namir in 2005, I think, soon after I’d gotten a big box of acrylic paints and brushes and canvas panels from a neighbor whose aunt had been an artist. When I’m learning something new I hit points where I’m not skilled enough to do something and need to either work it out there or outside of that piece, or just stop and let the lessons I’ve learned sink in and get back to it when I’m ready to move on.
Normally, I’m pretty linear with working on something, focusing on one clear idea at a time. This is my one and only (so far) acrylic painting featuring a cat. Namir at the Window, acrylic, 13″ x 17″ © Bernadette E.
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