MICHAEL ARNOLD ART
| "Girl on the Beach" 2007 Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 18 inches |
“Girl on Beach” is an original, signed acrylic painting on canvas by artist
Michael Arnold.
This is another painting with my wife as the subject. I created this paint by
mixing the colors right on the canvas spreading them about using various size
palette knives. My wife was painted in using a brush. I love the way the thick
application of paint adds to the depth and vibrancy of the painting. The
painting was inspired from a photo of my wife walking along Daytona Beach,
Florida. This artwork may be purchased with or without the featured frame. The painting makes a bold statement on any wall where it is displayed.
"Girl on Beach" is also available as the front of
note cards and the prints can be purchased
here.
This artwork was created using acrylic
paint on a high quality wrapped canvas. Acrylic paint works very well on
stretched canvas. When purchasing artwork many people aren't sure what the
difference is between acrylic and oil paintings. The main difference between
acrylics and oil paints is the inherent drying time. Oils allow for more time to
blend colors and apply even glazes over underpaintings. This slow drying aspect
of oil can be seen as an advantage for certain techniques, but in other regards
it impedes the artist trying to work quickly. The fast evaporation of water from
the acrylic paint film can be slowed with the use of acrylic retarders.
Retarders are generally glycol or glycerin-based additives. Oil paints tend to
require the addition of a toxic solvent, such as mineral spirits or turpentine
to thin the paints and clean up tools, though relatively recently water soluble
oil paints have been developed for artist use. Secondly, oil paint films become
increasing yellow and brittle, and will lose their flexibility in a few decades.
Acrylics can be used on many surfaces without a medium- layer. They allow sharp
brush-strokes but also a more delicate shading, although it is more difficult to
create a smooth change between different shades. They are usually very bright.
Although the permanency of acrylics is sometimes debated by conservators, they
appear more stable than oil paints. Purchase Price $475 |
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