Experimental Nature in Acrylics

New and experimental ways to capture landscape in acrylics.

Landscape artist Paul Bailey's fascination with the natural world is sensationally conveyed in his colourful and semi-abstract paintings. In Experimental Nature in Acrylics, he reveals his techniques for the first time—making it simple for readers to produce their own work that is abstract, evocative, and full of vivid colour.

Through easy-to-follow explanations and step-by-step demonstrations, Paul describes how to manipulate the medium in surprising—yet often simple—ways. Readers will learn how to distil craggy cliffs, rolling farmland hills, tidal rivers, or flat, open-skied wilderness in striking and unusual colour palettes. There are tips on how to paint organic shapes and use abstract elements in the natural landscape as the basis for a painting, and how to create a compositional sense of rhythm.

Paul's beautiful and contemporary work appears throughout the book and acts as a masterclass in scraping, pulling, weathering, and splattering the paint. It shows how to build layer upon layer, the process of construction, and how to tease a sense of movement from a static image.

This essential guide is a must for anyone wishing to augment their understanding of the acrylic medium and appreciation of composition and colour, and to liberate their own beautiful paintings.