mykeamend

Thank you so much  

The first batch arrives here on August 8th, and I'll get them right out. Is there any special way you'd like it signed?

Shhh.. iss a secrit.

I wish I could show it in greater detail... the patterns on *everything* and patterns within patterns are one of the neater things about the piece.

I have a lot of zoom-in's and progress pics of the image here: [link]

The painting is 36x24 on birch panel. I don't use retarders, but I do work wet on wet and work quickly/rabidly to keep the paint moving until I am satisfied.

Once I am done with all of the big areas, it is just layers and layers of paint.

The thing about acrylic: First layer looks like crap... like blotchy tempera. The second layer looks much better, but still like a 3rd grade painting. The third payer, more like a painting, but rather unrefined...

I keep going until some areas have at least 30 micro-thin layers of paint - which smooths gradients, solidifies colors, brings out details, and eventually looks more like an oil painting.

I start off with thick paint and little water, but for most of the painting process, I am using a good amount of water with every brush and painting in really thin layers. Each layer dries a split second later, so I can keep brushing over and over until it is just right,