This painting entitled "Russet Reflections", was my first foray into the world of acrylic mediums. It's a world where almost anything can happen and usually does. A while back, I came across an excellent book The New Acrylics by Rheni Tauchid. (She lives in Kingston, Ontario) In this book, the author/artist introduces us to not only the improvements in acrylics but to the world of acrylic mediums. These are the white jars and bottles you buy at the art store because it seems like the right thing to do. Everyone is raving about them but when you get them home, you have no clue what to do with them. Some are gel, some are more liquid, some are paste and yet others contain small pebbles and glass beads. In the painting pictured here, the pebbles are part of the shoreline and the glass beads catch the light on top of the water. Gloss medium helps to give the water a "wet" look. I am now working on a completely abstract piece where I can truly experiment. If nothing else it is relief from the tedium of a Northern Winter.
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