Article · Helen Wells Artist
Abstract painting process
By Helen Wells
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2025
About this lesson
Painter Helen Wells describes her three-phase abstract acrylic process using heavy body acrylics and acrylic inks on panel: an experimental first layer of colour and marks, a 'messy middle' where composition is fought for through iteration, and a final resolving phase.
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