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contemporary landscape
in acrylics
Malcolm Dewey is an artist and art teacher based in the Eastern Cape. He paints landscapes, seascapes and
figure studies. If you are looking for more acrylic painting ideas for beginners, Malcolm has a course on this
topic. Look for “Acrylic Painting for Beginners” on his website.Since acrylics are a wonder of modern chemistry it seems appropriate to use them for contemporary approaches to painting. No
surprise that acrylics are a favourite medium for modern art, abstract concepts and many other techniques yet to be attempted.
In this month’s lesson I wanted to try something a little different. Something out of my comfort zone. Naturally I looked at the
landscape except that I would attempt a contemporary approach. I also wanted to follow a simple process that beginners can try
out. So here goes!