Stephen Simpson | Opus: A Decade In The Making

ORIGINS (2014)

EFFLORESCENCE (2018)

OPUS (2021)

“Before, I’d use a modelling paste to add the heavy 3D texture to my work, but now I’ve changed that for a super-heavy acrylic gel, which has a much more painterly texture. This works a lot better on canvas than modelling paste; in essence, it’s a thick acrylic paint without any pigment. “I then add the colour to it before applying with a palette knife. The acrylic underpainting – a base layer for the next layers of paint – is coated in oil paint to soften some sections and add detail to others.

NEW STYLE

SYMPHONY (2020)

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