Many of my artist friends have commented that they find abstract art really difficult, a bit scary even. Its mostly because they are used to painting in a more realistic fashion and find it difficult to let go of planning an outcome.
When I first studied painting I learnt how to paint with oils. I found them really easy to work with, took to them straight away. But after a few years, I got sick of the smell of turps and of the paints, how difficult they were to clean up. So I started using acrylics...
