Experimental Self Portrait
Acrylic paint on 5 sheets of transparent acetate film.
210×297mm 2008
It only makes the image here wnen all 5 sheets of acetate are layered in the correct order and the right way round.
Experimental Self Portrait belongs to the following groups:
1 on 1: The Fine Art of Portraiture , Complex Simplicity of Art, "Real" Life Artwork (No Photography), Abstract Realism, Acrylic Painting, All Around the Styles, Artrageous RB Artists - Self Portrait Gallery, British Painters, British Portrait Artists, Bubbler Portraits, Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Fine Arts, Friends of RedBubble, Impressionism Café, Impressionist Art, Shameless Self-Promotion and United Kingdom Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Romo
Excellent work:)
Martin Kirkwood replied
Thanks. Laying a new sheet of acetate over wet acrylics and watching them squidge about then applying more wet paint and more layers of acetate film is a fascinating experiment and there’s no need to wait for each layer to dry. :)
Danielle Daven...
Hi Martin! I think this is a fantastic and unique way to create your work… its looking really great and your style is very refreshing… Im enjoying watching your painting endeavors and always look forward to seeing the next!!!!
Martin Kirkwood replied
Thanks Danielle. This is still a very experimental technique for me, I don’t know if it’s been done before or not but it is great fun. Misaligning the acetate layers, unpeeling and relaying them over wet paint can have surprisingling great or sometimes disasterous consequences. :)
Danielle Daven...
I have never heard of a technique like this Martin… I am amazed at how fantastic the placement of the colors, tones, shadows and highlights are. You are a natural talent and have an innate sense for painting. Sheesh… I can only imagine how great this technique is going to be as you experiment more!!
jss9812
very nice
Jim Phillips
Certainly outside the box on this one Martin. Very smart idea.
Ena Lü
thanks for sharing your magic on this one
Stzar
Beautiful work ~ fantastic depth, wonderful colours, lively and bright expression
izzybeth
gorgeous work.
Cat Bishop
love this, nice work!
Paul Ramnora
Absolutely fascinating self-portrait…; mainly, because it’s so ‘different’ from just about everybody else’s work. ;-)
For me, all art is an experiment; because, if I’m not in the constant process of experimenting; then, it means I’m following strict rules; and, following strict rules is simply far too boring; which is why they say, ‘rules are meant to be broken!’
Carole Felmy
great choice of colours
Dani Dreyer
This is brilliant Martin!!
HeatherTS
i love this….also sounds fun :o)
Sue McMillan
This is fantastic! I love what you did with color and how the shapes just melted into place.
ltruskett
Wonderful….......love the cool colours….............and the pov…...............
Candyworld
Nice peace :)
Claudia Hansen
Excellent work!!!
Painters in Mo...
Congratulations on coming runner up in the PiMT challenge
annamora
very good
chasingsooz
Congratulations! This work and a link to your gallery has been included in our Permanent Feature Showcase. Thank you for being such a valuable member of Artrageous RB Artists Self Portrait Gallery
F.A. Moore
This experiment turned out great! Cool idea, too. :D
Congrats on your features and challenge placement!
ltruskett
the cool colour palette and the pov with those wonderful thick brush strokes has really caught my eye…............well done….............
Sharon Mau
Amazing and fascinating colours and technique Martin, it is beautiful!
I find this work of art completely compelling. Each time I open the pages in the queue, I am drawn to it like a magnet. It is a brilliant work of art.
Congratulations on your wonderful feature in Impressionist Art
Lynda Robinson
Congratulations on the feature Martin – Very clever work.
stephen mclaren
Excellent result here but do you like the image you have of all the sheets laid out? I think it has great potential. You must have mucked about with the different layers and I think they look amazing not in line. You could be onto something here Martin!! 8-)))))))))
stephen mclaren
Oh I shouldve said, have you tried oil on acetate? You might like it… runny, fluid.. use a mix to make the paint less viscous eg liquin (LIquin is amazing. use that to create fluid paint and it speeds up the drying time)