I recently worked on a series of 8 12 x 12 inches flower paintings in mixed media, simultaneously, switching from one painting to the next until they were all done, that was the biggest series I  ever worked on. I did find that there were many advantages working in series, as it is a very efficient and stress free way to paint.

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Here are a few advantages of working in series

Less Pressure

• You are not focused on one painting only so there is less pressure on the outcome.
• If you get stuck at one point or need more time, you can switch to another painting from the same series
• If you have a temporary interest or obsession, it is a way to “get it out of your system”

Style consistency

• Working on a big series allows you to paint several paintings simultaneously, so they have a good chance to look consistent in style even though they will show variations.
• You will work on similar subjects and might also use the same color mixes in all the paintings of your series,making them look even more consistent.
• This is a great way to prepare paintings for an exhibition, especially if the paintings in your series are all the same size, subject and medium.

Efficiency

• You can be very efficient when working in series as you can switch to another painting any time you need to take a break from another one.
• You can take this opportunity to explore a subject, a technique or even colors combination in depth.
• Overall it will take you less time to finish the paintings if you paint them in a series than if you where painting them linearly,one after the other
• when the paintings are done, you can streamline all the tasks you have to do after: taking the pictures, posting on your website, social media, print on demand websites….

Are you usually working in series? What do you like- or not about it?

Here are some pictures of the latest mixed media paintings I did work on, it was a series of 8 paintings: 4 on canvas and 4 on yupo paper mounted on board

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Working with fluid acrylics.

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