What I like about acrylics is why I like this one. Unlike oils, which I love but ask me to be more patient, deliberate and create a different kind of result, acrylics let me sprint. This is with just a palette knife, and it’s all feeling. I had just come back from Maya country in Mexico—low green jungle, sudden rains at sunset—and laid it down almost without thinking.

(14″x18″, acrylic) (Click to enlarge, 2x for detail)