Random Acrylics

Another successful submission into a virtual exhibition for Mythical Land. It successfully navigated not one, but two reviews by the selection panel before being accepted for the exhibition.

No35 Gallery based in London received in the region of 500 entries from 60 countries for their ‘Abstract’ exhibition.

Watch this space.

Pleased to see ‘Acrylic Collage’ granted an Honourable Mention and ‘Variations on a Background’ make it as a Finalist at the Fusion Art ‘Lines, Shapes and Objects’ virtual exhibition.

Full exhibition here:

https://www.fusionartps.com/lines-shapes-objects-art-exhibition-july-2026/

Unfortunately couldn’t make the private viewing of the Fronteer Gallery Summer Exhibition last weekend. Thanks to the guys there for their summary shots of the art works with my ‘Leafy Glade’ third along from the left on the top row. Pop into Orchard Square, Sheffield for the next two weeks if you’re in the area.

Pleased to launch 'Facial Recognition’ as part of the 'Monochrome' Collection. Only the second black and white to be attempted, but look closely and you’ll see numerous faces peering back at you. What eventually gets revealed from just two colours is what makes random abstracts really special. At no time did I decide to incorporate faces into the finished product.

The white canvas was treated with various techniques that brought into play the black paint. A used cardboard tube impregnated with string created the lines on the base before the end of the tube created circular shapes, some with distortion by swiping the tube across the canvas.

A plastic card created vertical lines then smeared blocks to the left and right. A spatula followed to create smeared shapes and to enhance the edge of the canvas. Finally, white was poured down the canvas and texture created using a comb.

Only then did it reveal several faces such as a dolls, caricatures, comical, ghostly, historical and more besides. I see something different every time I look at it and so will you.

Thanks for looking.

Details of this and my full stock, purchasing and pack and despatch can be found on:
https://www.randomacrylics.com
https://www.randomacrylics.com/product/facial-recognition
https://www.randomacrylics.com/delivery-costs-and-timescale-to-uk

Add it to the cart if you wish this unique abstract to be a talking point in your home or place of work, Go on, dare to be different – Go Random!

Need to spend time to get ‘Leafy Glade’ ready to hang for Fronteer Gallery and their Summer Open Exhibition at Orchard Square in Sheffield that runs from July 7 - 23. More details nearer the time.

Lovely evening at the Open 26 exhibition launch in Halifax courtesy of Open Gallery. Thanks to Peter Jardine for doing the honours for my two submissions ‘Turbulence’ and ‘Acrylic Collage(Different Dimension)’.

Official poster released for Open Art in Halifax.

Time to ring the changes with the selection used in the advert in Rother Life.

Grateful to Fusion Art for including ‘Reminiscences’ and ‘Flamboyant’ in the final selections for their April Colours 2026 virtual exhibition. 419 artistes from 22 countries submitted entries.

Attached are one chuffed artist, screen shots from the exhibition and a couple of my in-situ shots.

The exhibition link is:
https://www.fusionartps.com/colors-art-exhibition-april-2026/

Whilst the Random Acrylic stock can be viewed at:
https://www.randomacrylics.com

Consider a bespoke piece of art to brighten up your home or business. Thanks for looking.

Pleased to see two of my Random Acrylics selected for the '17th Annual Abstracts' virtual exhibition that runs throughout April courtesy of the Light, Space and Time online gallery based in the US. They received 660 entries from 31 countries so am well pleased to be recognised by the curators.

'Embellishment' with its golden highlights was selected for the 'Special Recognition Artists' section whilst 'Dissemination' made it into the 'Special Merit Artists'. Delighted with the comment in the attached preamble that "The gallery also included Special Merit awards and Special Recognition awards for outstanding art. Many of the artists in either of these groups could have easily been included in the upper tier of our winners, as their art was also exceptional".

These notes are attached together with screenshots from the website and a couple of my in-situ shots from the time I first posted them.

The link to the full exhibition is:
https://lightspacetime.art/abstracts-art-exhibition-april-2026/
whilst my inventory that includes these two is at:
https://www.randomacrylics.com

Thanks for looking.