CASE STUDY
K
eith Blackburn was recently asked to paint a fence... But, being an award winning mural artist, Keith decided to go a little further than a few coats of Ronseal.
How to install a garden pond The owners of this London home got in touch with me about some unsightly concrete fence posts in their garden. I decided right from the start, that I’d need to erect a solid panel to
Decisions, decisions...
I spent some time with the clients in order to come up with a suitable design on paper, once this was agreed I could then begin transferring it to the panel itself.
paint upon. After some thought, I erected a 50 x 50mm timber frame
I employed a simple grid device to scale up the design, which I drew
which was fixed to the concrete fence posts, upon which I mounted
on to the panel using Cretacolor leads. After the outlines were finished,
12mm marine grade plywood to create a 366 x 170cm surface.
the basic shapes were blocked in and tonal values were established.
The joints were then bonded and filled using Timbabuild EHB60 epoxy resin and Finish filler, before preparing the panel with lightly abraded Roxill waterproofing paste and three coats of tinted Zinsser Bulls Eye 1-2-3.
Slowly, more of the elements were introduced, but still with a limited palette, applying the acrylic paints as thin washes. Polyvine Tropical Scumble clear acrylic glaze, tinted with their colorants, was used in a variety of ways – stippling to create the vignette,
With the board marked out in a grid, the enlargement begins...
Blocking the basic shapes and establishing tonal values.
Keith Blackburn is a Member of the PDA based in London. You can get in touch with him on 0208 886 4708 or visit www.keith-blackburn.co.uk
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Using a limited palette, acrylic paints were applied as thin washes.
