Los Cerrillos, NM painting from mid 1990s

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This was my very first attemt at painting acrylic on paper, probably is 140# or 300 gsm. Here is where the experimenting with gel mediums began for me. I made the acrylic become what they call "oily" meaning it gets an oil like drag when brushed on. Other people though it actually looked like an oil painting. Spent 2 weeks on the backside of Los Cerrillos metal detecting and taking photos to paint at home later.

 

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On the one side going in it is quite sandy looking in the summer, was there the last 2 weeks of July and had a rare cactus bloom event.