Paint Bold Loose Flowers in Acrylic Fast with Helen Norton

We will be using an expressive loose method to create a lovely vibrant painting of a vase of flowers. By following along with my process you will learn how to take a relaxed approach to your painting ideas, and give yourself plenty of room to change your mind all the way through. It is very hard to make an error!

We will start with a very loose underpainting, and let the painting grow and develop as we apply more and more layers - one step at a time. There is a very sound underlying process in this workshop despite it looking casual and loose. We will cover the use of composition, tone, colour, opacity/transparency, and balance, as well as 'how-to' use paint. You will be able to apply the full process again and again in your future works, but get very different results depending on your own imaginative creative desires. The process will stand up to any subject.

I will be sharing my own creative machinations, discoveries and choices as I go, so you can see how it is - inside the process (at least for me anyway!). My style is generally pretty upbeat and I like to keep a sense of humour about the place so as not to take myself too seriously, which can lead to far too much self-judgement for my liking. Everyone knows artists are the most vigorous critics of their own work, but this is also a saboteur of a potentially abundant artist.

My intention is for you to build confidence with me in this workshop, so that you may be able to just dive into your painting in the future without a shred of doubt - which can often happen to us when faced with a blank canvas.

The paralysing sense of 'perfectionism' gets turned on its head with this loose and fun method. Everyone can benefit from this workshop, from beginner to advanced.

How does the workshop progress?  At the start of the workshop, I give a quick rundown on the materials, and then we will begin the painting. I will show you every single step and brushstroke in real-time as well as my palette so you can see what I am using. After the underpainting, we will move on to the next layer, moving from the broad overall design of the painting all the way to the very last little special touches. There is so much room for you to move with your own inspiration if you wish to all the way, or you can just hold my hand fully.

For those speed learners, you will be pleased to know you can watch at up to two speed or on the other hand slow it down. I will give lots of little special art tips along the way. It is just like being in a private art lesson, sitting with me.

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REMEMBER - I would love you to share the paintings you create after watching this tutorial.  Just click on the PROJECTS TAB and upload your painting!  Happy painting!