| 20" x 16" acrylic impasto on canvas. March 2007. From a photo I took in Porto in November 06. I first created an impasto by applying a heavy structure gel with a palette knife, then painted in a more detailed style over the top using bristle and sable brushes. The resulting painting is therefore not only detailed, but also very heavily textured - the paint protrudes out of the canvas. When building the textured layer I paid particular attention to the horizontal and vertical lines that make up the composition, and to forms such as the balconies. |
| 'Street in Porto' |
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