@Caroline Turner it is now just just over 10.am here, and after an early breakfast we have been in the studio since 8 am just over 2 hours, and having fun. We have decided to stop for coffee. My new polish artist friend, I still can't pronounce his name, has said I'm welcome to photograph and share any of his paintings, hanging on the hotel. There are over 70 of them. But has requested I don't share any of the ones in the studio as they are new commissions, and havnt been hung or displayed yet. Which is fare enough. They do look good though. And they only take him about an hour to do. He's done 3 already, including showing me how to paint them. I asked him the type of paint. He laughed and said plastic! But what he meant was acrylics. But fortified ones, as they are a bit thicker, and easier to layer. He does also add some oils to some of his paintings for specific detail. And acrylic marker pens. Some He seals with a clear spray varnish to protect them. Especially if he has layered some panels on top. Here's some examples of his older paintings, but the new ones are amazing.

Time for coffee again. And a brandy to keep us going. Had a fab day so far. Have learnt lots of small new techniques. One involves experimenting with geometric shapes. Using a thin streched canvas, which he has an adjustable frame for. painting various designs, with complimentary colours, and then cutting out sections in various geometric shapes. Using a pre prepared template to ensure consistency. Then arrange them on a prepared canvas. Painting an outline on them to blend them into a large canvas, and seal them. Another was quite interesting. Do you remember at school Using crayons to cover a paper in different colours, colour the whole page on top with black, and then scratch of pictures and designs with a needle, pen, or anything sharp. We'll you can do the same thing with acrylics by layering them, and scratch in designs on the top layer, do long as it's still slightly tacky. You can also combine both the above to get some great effects. Aparenly he got his art degree in Paris, and later worked with a couple of artists, to gain more experience. He than chise the contemporary, modern, abstract form for his own work, although he uses other styles, and has joined with a few people in France who he trained with, and paint similar paintings and styles, and formed their own art movement. Fascinating.

Arrived here in Tunisia, so limited with my sketchbook. But I will play, and have fun. 🤣 Probably regret it later. 😎xx

I live this Cindy. It has that antiquey look. X

Should read love this 😂