Acrylic and 'The Cockerel of the Liberation'

For this piece of work I moved on to use acrylic paint, my reference was the 'Cockerel of the Liberation' created by Picasso in 1944. I then, using photographic reference of cockerels, create this work to show a way of working, that Picasso used.


To show this style and way of working I made use of acrylic paint; layering each colour from dark to light, scratching away to reveal the colour underneath, to create the expressive mark making seen in Picasso's work. Using a variety of tools texture is given to the work creating different tones.


We also referenced Picasso's colour palette which consists mainly of subtle greens, light blues, turquoise, and lime, pale yellows.


For a picture of Picasso's work click here: http://store.mam.org/Prod-18-1-91-7/bPablo_Picasso_The_Cock_of_the_Liberationb.htm (Milwaukee Art Museum).