Green abstract painting

Use a selection of green Resene testpots to create this vibrant abstract painting.

Resene art with Mark Rayner - Project 43

Difficulty level: Moderate

You will need: 400mm x 500mm artists’ stretched canvas panel, paintbrushes (including artists’ brush), Resene Testpots in the following colours: Resene Bahia, Resene Celery, Resene Citron, Resene Happy Hour, Resene Rain Forest, Resene Saratoga and Resene Turtle Green.

To get the look: Mark painted the background wall with Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen tinted to Resene Thorndon Cream.

Other ideas: Create a brighter abstract design using a selection of oranges from the Resene P13 Multi-Finish colour chart.

Step one
Paint the canvas panel with two coats of Resene Turtle Green allowing two hours for each coat to dry.

Step two
Using an artists’ brush, paint random ‘dabs’ across the panel, as shown using Resene Celery.

Step three
Continue by painting more random ‘dabs’ across the panel using Resene Citron (no need to wait for the previous colour to dry).

Step four
Paint more random ‘dabs’ using Resene Rain Forest.

Step five
Add further ‘dabs’ using Resene Saratoga – again, there’s no need to wait for previous colours to dry.

Step six
Continue building up the random pattern using Resene Bahia.

Step seven
Add another selection of ‘dabs’ using Resene Happy Hour.

Step eight
Re-apply ‘dabs’ of Resene Turtle Green to adjust the balance of colours. Leave to dry for two hours before hanging.

Resene Paints (Australia) Limited – www.resene.com