![Abstract composition in pink and Green, a woman staring out through her window. Atmosphere all dreamy and mysterious.](https://i0.wp.com/margarethallfineart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20191021_163307_872.jpg?resize=512%2C512&ssl=1)
You might think that I created this acrylic abstract composition during Lockdown this year . I say that because it definitely would fit the theme of loneliness and isolation . In fact , I have painted a few with similar themes recently . Perhaps I’ll gather them together into a post one day soon . Anyway , I did this as part of a series last year on the problems of modern life as a woman ( but that’s another story ). And , what I really wanted to talk about was the way this came about . It is an old acrylic painting repainted !
Old Acrylic Painting – Pink and Green Abstract
![An old acrylic painting . an abstract composition in pink and green](https://i0.wp.com/margarethallfineart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/20190811_194056.jpg?resize=382%2C537&ssl=1)
This is how it began ! In fact , this old acrylic painting was my very first proper abstract ever – painted for an on-line group on Facebook. It did get quite a few likes , but I was not really very pleased with it . So I decided to try to create another painting out of it , using the same colour palette and some of the same shapes . Of course , I can achieve this much more easily with acrylic paint than with watercolour or mixed media . Because the paint has great covering capacity .
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This is the halfway stage – the composition is just beginning to emerge. Then I started thinking about the way some women today are not allowed to move around freely . And this image of someone staring wistfully outside definitely seemed to fit my theme .
![A woman wistfully looking out of the window . Semi abstract style , repainted over an old acrylic painting .](https://i0.wp.com/margarethallfineart.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/IMG_20191021_163307_872.jpg?resize=512%2C512&ssl=1)
I hope you enjoyed reading about how I used one canvas to create another by repurposing an old acrylic painting . It was an interesting experiment . If you did find it interesting , there is another post I wrote not too long ago, where I describe the same process . Just click on the link here . And you can see more pictures about Modern Woman in my Gallery-People here .
Story Pictures
Do you like looking at Story Pictures ? I love creating them . Some people like to have the explanation to think about , some prefer to make up their own idea of what the painting is about . What do you think ?
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