Impressionist Landscape in Acrylic

We were working on a landscape in my Impressionist class this week that focused on a limited palette of analogous colours.  It  is one of my favorite painting exercises to show how a limited palette can be used to create a luminous composition.  It is also a great example of how little detail is needed when the focus is placed on colour.
I made a video showing the process.  Here are some of the images from the video:

Here is the video.  You can also see it on my YouTube channel.

 

Cloud Study in Acrylic

11x14 inches, acrylic/canvas

 

 

11x 14 inches, acrylic, canvas

This is the acrylic counterpart of my cloud study in oil.  In the accompanying video I have focused on the same concept of using positive and negative space to allow the shapes to evolve and change throughout the painting process.  Acrylic however, is a different material than oil and so I have used an approach that takes advantage of these differences. 

You can see this video in high definition at You Tube.