1. Acrylics
ort Seton is a small fishing village about half an hour’s drive east of Edinburgh and it is one of my favourite spots in which to paint. It has everything. There’s a sense of space, with the Firth of Forth stretching beyond the harbour wall and the large sky above; there are the beautiful contrasts of tone and texture between the newly painted and more weathered fishing boats; there are the fine details of rigging above, the wild texture of the sandy ground below, and the flashes of brilliantly coloured buoys in the distance. In this series of articles, I wanted to show you the benefits of working in mixed media and I will be focusing on a particular medium each time. This month I’m looking at acrylic and how best to incorporate it with other
