open harbor

Raptor, copyright 2011 BVF Betker, acrylic on canvas. 4 x 4 inches

An experiment with open acrylics on canvas, over a copper-colored liquid acrylic base composed of metallic gold and quinacridone crimson on canvas.

while we're on the subject

Center for Wooden Boats, ink and goauche on paper, 3.75 x 11, copyright 2010

Here's a plein-air sketch from last year's Urban Sketchers - Seattle visit to Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats on South Lake Union. I love painting on black, makes the colors pop and the weather look dramatic. You really have to work to get light into the scene!