Artist's Back to Basics

The City

MATERIALS

• Canvas – approximately 2 x 1.2 metres.
• Acrylic paints.
• Grey paint undercoat (for the canvas).

STEP ONE

In recent times, I have used a squirt bottle tinted with a little paint to create a dribble effect. This time I used a very wet paint brush to do the same.

I often have little idea what I want to paint

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