Playing With Acrylics in my Hahnemühle Books #hahnemühle #dinawakleyacrylics

  Part of a morning warmup.

I used Bristol Smooth paper from Strathmore

and swirled on some cabbage roses. 

All the pieces in this post were made with

 Dina Wakley Acrylic Paints. 

Added in some leaves and tendrils.

Probably not finished,

I will most likely come back and add more

elements to all these pieces.

 Another piece on the Bristol Smooth.

Some of the same colors, just in different

combinations. And apparently no leaves or

tendrils. Hahaha! Just now noticing that.

I can add those. 

 I took some square shots so I could post them

on Instagram. 

I can see some black pen work coming for this one.

 Then I moved into my

Hahnemühle Kraft Book.

I love this paper! 

I did a complete review of it here. 

It just felt like a swirly day, so I worked

on printemps - incomplete. 

Lines and white dots. 

And the square post for Instagram.

Dina's paint worked great on this paper.

The Kraft Book pages are 55 lbs, but I was

working wet paint onto a dry surface.

No additional water and the paper handled

the paint wonderfully. 

The Kraft Book can be purchased here

and here. 

And in my review I used a whole bunch

of other art tools and techniques. 

 I wanted to see if I could get similar results with

the Grey Book from Hahnemühle. 

Paper in the grey book is 55 lbs. - the same as in 

the Kraft Book.

Again, I was working wet paint onto a dry surface.

I did actually cover the entire page with rolled on

ink before I started, but that paint dried super fast.

I had no problems with the paper at all -

it handled this color great. 

I did use a bit more paint to get some texture,

and as it dried I had little bumpy warps

on the back side, but that fixed itself with the

book closed.

I  haven't reviewed the Grey Book yet,

but it is coming so stay tuned!

So far I like it a lot!

The Grey Book can be purchased here and here.

Now, onto making more squiggles and roses

and hey! I'm working on a sail boat, too!

And it's on a Hahnemühle paper!

Be sure to check out the art books from

Hahnemühle. 

You won't find any better anywhere.

I promise.