Texture

I think this is the best picture of the texture in the piece (i.e., the brushstrokes... that is the point of acrylics, yes James?).

It's really developing... evolving... Note the nails. There are a total of seven; three are someone visible here.

Close Up: New Cuts

Interesting... "If you're going to destroy it, really destroy it!!"

This is actually the same section of the painting as you see here, except I've worked it more!!

Updated Photos: Full View

Full view of slasher painting!! The flash is on, so it looks somewhat blue, although this is not actually the color you see in person.

The reason I like this photo is because it highlights the purple over black tones.

It's Visceral

Okay, I'm having fun with this piece again. I guess I needed to take out some more agression on it. I worked on stabbing it some more last night, as well as fraying the edges more agressively, adding and painting more nails (I'm up to seven nails now!), and layering more paint in the dark areas (i.e., I'm making the textured areas that were bothering me even more textural). I no longer feel like I wasted a ton of time and paint this weekend.

For the record, I kept working on it after I took this photo, so this doesn't capture just how far I took things. But it sure looks cool.

It May Be Time to Admit That This Just Isn't Quite Working...

I really like the framing on this as well as some of the textures. But the line accentuation along the rips is not working for me and the rest of the textures are too much! Arghghgh.